Shanghai, 7th October, 1905.
Sim,—I am directed to: acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2nd instant, addressed to the Municipal Eng-incor, on the subject of the portion of Cadastral Lot 427, required for inclusion in the Sawgin Road.
In reply thereto, I am directed to state that in the Council's opinion, the construction of this road will be of gr benefit to the property, and that on this basis no compensation is duo in respect to the portion of the lot to be surrendered, Since; however, the area of the scheduld strip forms so considerable a, proportion of the whole area, the Council is prepared. today a sum of Tls. 250 therefor.
Tam: directed to point out that up to! the present time the Council has been in ignorsnco of the existence of this lot (U. 8. ©. No. 724) and that it has hitherto, in consequence, escaped taxation.
Iam, Sir, Your obedient-servant, W. E. Leveson, Acting Secretary, J, Rowtann, Esq., Shanghai, 9th October 1905, Simj—I am in receipt of your letter of Tth inst. ro the portion of Cadastral Lot 427, required for the widening of the Sawgin Road, and in reply I regret that I. cannot see my way. in accepting the Council's offer of Tis: 250 as Ihave put the matter clestly before them' in my letter of the 2nd inst. I consider I am entitled to the price I paid for the'land s! the lot is spoilt by the considerable portion required by the Council; the' ares remaining is rendered insufficient for my original purpose.
As to the last paragraph in your letter, I have seen. the U. S. Vice-Consul in charge of. the laid office and he informs me that h notified you of the trans! on the 5th September when he sent in the report of August transfers, but as to the first transfer which is dated January 1898 he is unable to say whether you had the usual notice or not, however that is a question between you and the Consulate concerned.
Yours faithfully, 'T. J. Rownanp, WE. Leveson, Esq, Acting Secretary, Municipal Council, Shanghai, 14th October, 1006.
Sin,—I am directed to acknowledge the tot your letter of the 9th instant on the: subject of the widening of the Sawgin Road, and, in reply thereto, I directed to: state that the. Council will
duo to yourself for the scheduled strip of leave the Settlement of the lat tion Cadastral Lot 427 by the Land Commission, due notice of whose text sitting will be conveyed to you.
T aim, Sir, Your obedient servant, W. E. Leveson, Acting Secretary.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.