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communicated to the Surveyor General who, with Captain Bracken P. A., and Lieutenant Colonel Mann R.E., will, in compliance with your Grace's wishes, lose no time in drawing up a report on the subject submitted to their consideration.
I have now the honour to forward copy of despatch addressed by General Sir Hope Grant to the Secretary of State for War, and take the opportunity of making some remarks on its contents.
In Sir Hope Grant's second paragraph, it is stated that the Lease of Kowloon was obtained by Mr. Parkes under his authority; this is incorrect, as I myself gave Mr. Parkes the written authority to acquire the land under the Lease, as I advised your Grace in despatch No. 33 of...