or
on behalf of commercial or Colonial objects.
In
:regard to Colonial objects it may
certainly be fairly urged that, these should
be subservient to those of the Crown, but
the Crown has the interests
of
the Colony
and Trade to look to, as well, and I
trust that this may not be lost sight of in the apportionment of the ground, for
with proper management there is ample room for all
interests; and this is a sequence to Admiral Hope's remarks, he being very decided, (Paragraph 1) as to the desirability " of maintaining the Public Departments in "Hongkong at the seat of Government; that " they should be concentrated; that under
" ordinary " circumstances (Paragraph 2) the Naval
"Establishment is small in point of workmen,
" and material in store, and it is in
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in fact...
"matter of great convenience that it should "be near the workmen ... this then makes
it evident that no
very extensive area is
wanted, or ought to be taken at Kowloon for the Navy
and
The Naval Yard
from
which the
both men-of-war, and
... fleet of ships,
- for transport have been
supplied and fitted out, and at which almost
all
repairs
have been made, now comprises
an area
of 4 acres ; exclusive of the Coal Depot at Week Point a considerable area being occupied by Coals, and it is in
Contemplation to add about 1 1⁄2 acres more to it.
It is thus
difficult
to understand under such
circumstances how it can
~ possibly appear to