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(ii.) For all land (except land draining in a Southerly direction to the sea between Liümun Point on the East and the Pier in the bay West of Lai Chi Kok on the West) per half mau or portion thereof as follows:-

(a.) First class land 15 cents, or at the rate of $1.98 per acre

per annum.

(b.) Second class land 10 cents, or at the rate of $1.32 per

acre per annuin.

(c.) Third class land 5 cents, or at the rate of 66 cents per

acre per annum.

The above scale of Crown Rent may be altered.

When the survey has been completed permanent certificates of titles will be issued. If anyone has been forcibly deprived of his land or been fraudulently induced to sell land at a low price, he may present a petition to the District Officer if he lives North of the Kowloon range of hills, or if he lives South of it to the Registrar General or the Visiting Officer, to be forwarded to the Squatters' Board for enquiry.

Dated 12th day of July, 1899.

Appendix No. V.

Form to be filled up by occupiers of land and landowners,

VILLAGE OF

CLAIM OF

NEW TERRITORY,

I. Name of Owner or Occupier.

II. Nature of Title.

III. Date of Lease (if any)

IV. Number of years in occupation

V. Description of land

VI. Area of land in Maus

VII. Situation

名村

Claim

No.

一 業主姓名

二契劵款式

三 批約及契券内是

四 管業若干年

六 該業出至界限畝數

五 該業是何等田地

七 該業坐落在何處

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A

年 月

日