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This Deed must necessarily be prepared by some professional gentleman acquainted with conveyancing.

22nd February, 1867.

J. PAUNCEFOTE.

(Memo. by The Governor.)

Opinion of Attorney General to be followed by petitioners who must either employ the Attorney General professionally to draw the Deed, or obtain his approval of it if drawn by any other professional barrister.

22nd February, 1867.

R. G. McD.

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 23rd May, 1866.

The Petition of U Chuk Pan, Wong Yau Ho, Wong Fun Wan, Fan Wai, and

Im A Chak.

The Petitioners have formed themselves into a Committee for the purpose of collect- ing subscriptions in aid of the erection of a home and hospital for the destitute poor and sick Chinese in the Colony.

Their intention is to provide quarters and medical attendance for the sick, and also to establish a soup kitchen for dispensing food to poor families in seasons of dis- tress. They implore the Government to allot them a piece of ground in Victoria so that they may be enabled to build a hospital thereon.

The piece of ground which they think especially suited for their purpose is that situated immediately in rear of the new chapel at the Gap in Taipingshan. The space required would be a hundred feet long and a hundred and twenty feet deep.

(Minute by the Acting Registrar General.)

Some of the petitioners are personally known to me, and I believe them to be sincere in their proposals.

22nd May, 1866.

(Minute by The Governor.)

M. S. TONNOCHY,

Acting Registrar General.

First, let Surveyor General report as to expediency or otherwise of granting the land. Then I may consider the expediency of the proposal on other grounds.

25th May, 1866.

R. G. McD.