House
of Comm
on Stone
within the range of Artillery- To protect the town Jerm Tomlardment a batting Cuther's doland appears to be mcepan, such Battery, aided by How to be erected a Hong Kong,
and
The one at Kowloon would Command all the auchorage which An Every's Vessels could take of for each purpose.
(Signed) (.D. Sam Coft?
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Coffey
Cond. R. Enginen
LEK. 2. LAG.
HOME KORT 8
53.
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Goverum. 9. 19
Lune
207
5682 Hong Kong (Lands)
War Office,
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RECEIVED
JUNE 5 1858
Auditory
14 - June 1958.
With reference to my retter
of the 515 ultimes, relating to a foroporal
for obtaining from The Chinese Government
The cession of a emall Tract of land opposite Hong Kong called Kowlook Toninsa (a, dan directed by the heartory of State for War to transmit to you, for the information of Secretary for Edward Bulwer Lytton, The Enclosed Copy of Memorandum of the inspector General of Portifications on
Subject.
The
Major General Ful
concurs in the pinions exprepet
Herman Merivale Eest
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