CO129-615-7 Crown Lands 7-7-1946 - 25-9-1947 — Page 2

C./.

1. Tel. 529 from Hong Kong

2

7/7/46

I have dia cussed

this matter with ha.

J.H. Than som and her. North.

Article XIIT.

of the

Letters Patent and

Article xxxt of

the

R.I refer to Gown hands

but there is no

mention of the

disposed of

annen in

which they are

to be

Mr. North

tells me that

questions of the

disposal

of Crown hands

are settled beg

instructions

foram

that

there is no

the Secretary of State and binding law.

There have

been other

Similar

cases,

Such

as

the

Sheko Development

land

was disposed

Scheme about 1918 when

of without auction

for

a

new

hansing estate

the authority

of the S of S.

Since in

this case

and should be available

price, in order to relieve

? permission should be

that due

leases the best done

Speculators,

it is necessary that

at a reasonable

the housing shortage

given

precaution is taken to see

not

provided

that

get into the hands of

?. As in draft "/w.

D.8. Whyte 20%

The arly relevant passage in Ordinance No. 10

which gives the

of 1900

Governor

is para.

power

public auction or

to

grant

لمسما

"

either by

Governor

may

private contract as the

determine." The Govenor