Yes.
Mr. Phillips—How long have you practised here?—Over two years, but I might say I was in a surveyor's office for some years before that.
Mr. Phillips—Were you in the Municipal Council's office as suvey; r for some time?—Not as surveyor, I was in the Works Department.
Mr. Phillips—How long were you there?—Nearly seven years.
Mr. Phillips—Did you prepare that plan 2—Y Mr. Phillips—accurate plan of that part of the lo Range?}—It is. taken from the City plan.
Phillips—Will_ you refer to the schedule for 1890 and 1892 to cadastral 476; what is the eastern boundary given to that lot in that schedule t—-Unregistered Mr, Phillips—Will you turn to the same Jot in the schedule for 1897 and tell us what the eastern boundary is.
Mr. Goodnow—It is useless going on in this The schedules now form part of the exhibits and the Cvurt is able to see them.
Mr. Phillips—Did you prepare the plan accompanying these iwo schedules Yes.
Mr. Phillips—Was any schedule publish-between these two—I don't think so.
Mr. Phillips—What is the area according to the City plan of this lot 476?—Six more, nine li.
Mr. Phillips—That corresponds with the aren mentioned in. their title deeds?—ex.
Mr. Phillips—And what is the area of the two lots?—Nine mow, three fun.
(r. Goodvow—How do you get these figures {From the City plan.
Mr. Phillips—You made a survey of the two lots 708 and 714, and what is the area of these two lots?—Lot 714, two mot, three fun, six li, and three hoon, and lot 708 one more, nine fun, four Li, and eight Mr. Goodnor—When did you make these figures?—Three years ayo.
Mr. Phillips—What is the urea of the Rifle Range between these two lots?—Six mot, seven fur, two li, and seven hoon, Mr. Phillips—Did you make that plan personally or waa it made in your office was made in my office from my figures. I took the aren myself.
Mr. Phillips—Was a survey made of the strip of the Rifle Range?—Yes.
Mr. Phillips—Taking the area of the title deeds six more, nine li, how far up the Rifle Range does that go?—It is now a road forty feet wide.
Mr. Phillips—How far does lot 476 extend up the Rifle Range?—1,005 feet.
Mr. Phillips—From the end up towards the Butts 7—Yes.
Mr. Phillips—In this plan is the boundary of lot 476 shown, by that red mark Mr, Phillips—And does that extend according to your survey 1,005 feet?—Yes.
Mr. Phillips—Does that land up the Rifle Range correspond with this -mark which indicates it on this plan?—Yes.
Mr. Brenan—We understand that cadastral lot 476 is exactly the same mowaye as in certain title deeds?—Yes.
Mr. Phillips—The area of the cadastral Jot you say is six more, nine li, and is that the area of the land which the Municipal Council now claim?Yes.
Mr. Phillips—What would be the area of lot 476 including the two disputed lots 708 and 7141—Ten mow, four 1, ove te Mr. Dowdall—I have no questions to ask.
Mr. Phillips—That then is my case.
Mr. Dowdall—I will, now state my case, and as set forth in my petition it seems tome all I have now to do is simply to bring evidence before the Court that the land claimed under Mr. Drammond's title-deed is contained in the title-deed held by the Council. I shall new bring evidence to show f the links in Mr. Drommend's title is defective, on account of the bill of sale, on which the title-deed was obtained, I will now like to ask he has examined in this Consulate.
The Rev. R. Hykes was then called and was about to be examined by Mr. Dowdall when Mr. Phillips said—I am very glad to sce Mr. Hykes, but I don't know who he ix. Thave never see him before.
The President—The Rev. John R. Hykes, Agent of the Awerican Bible Society, at Shanghai Mr. Dowdall (to witness) - You have got the papers of the registered land at the U.S. Consulate. Would you please give the Court an explanation of what these Papers are.
Mr. Hykes—In the first place there is the deed of sale dated the 9ch year of Kuang Hsii, 8th moon, day blank. The deed of sale reads: Shen Leo-shi and Shen Yuen-fang, being in pecuniary ficulties and urgently requiring money for legitimate purposes, have, voluntarily, through Hsi T'ing-hsin and others xs middle-men, sold their ancestral inherit-situated in the pao 25, tu 1, Tsu character, number 109, and' containing three mow, three li, and two how, and by. these presents do sell and trans: for to Fei family (due). It is agreed by the three parties to this transaction that the sum of 240,000 cash shall be paid "n the day the deed is written and signed The money shall be paid over on the delivery of the deed. After the transfer of the Innd, the buyer shall pay all taxes, and shall have full liberty to cultivate it, erect houses thereon, open drains, dig wells, plant hedges or trees without molestation. This is a voluntary agreement on both sides and may not be repudiated or re-ponted of. La witness whereof we have executed this deed of sale to be held by the buyer. Accompanying this deed is the Jarger half of a land certificate in the name of Shen Mia-chia.
Boundaries. Southern plot: Chu's creek; North: road; East: Ch'en's field; West passage. Northern plot: South: road; Shen's field; East: Ch'en's field Shen's Kuang Hed, 9th year, 8th moon—day. The sellers, Shen Leo-shi and Yuen Fany mark). Middlemen, Hsi T'ing-hsin, Fei Kin-pao, Wang Kin-siu(all signed by mark).
of sale No. 1.
Shen Wang-kwan (x) Leo Wa-chien (no mark) Che Kwwei-san (seal) written by Shen Hsia-san (x). The title deed reads
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