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have
which such alienations have been made
and the sum which has actually been realized for them, the extent to which land belonging to the Government still remains unalienated, and the mode in which such
so
H. Pottinger is proposed that the Land
remaining should be occupied or disposed of, and
due regard being had to the adoption of practicable precautions for preventing the alienation of any
Sites that are likely hereafter
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to be suitable or required for Military objects
or other public purposes.
or for any
Another point for Consideration
will be whether it will be practicable
and advisable to realize any dues
from British subjects resorting to the Chinese Ports at which
Consuls will be established in order to raise a fund to defray the cost of the Consular Establishment.
Finally, their Lordships suggest that Orders should be issued to Mr. H. Pottinger not to authorize the erection of permanent Buildings for any civil purpose connected either with the Government of
Hong Kong
or the Consular Establishment
without the previous sanction of Her
Majesty's Government, and that in applying
for such sanction he should be directed to make a specific report on the subject of each building which may be required to be erected and to furnish detailed Estimates of the Expense.