and its neighbourhood situated in
the sub district of Kowloon in the Fistrict of Sun on and consisting for the most part of inven hills that cannot be cactivated, has hitherto
prmed
w
place of resort for thieves
and Outlaws who availing themselves
of the cimmediate proximity of the : City of Victoria constantly
CHOIS
to Hong
Keng and connuit depredations in that settlement to the serious injury
of British subjects who can obtain
No
redress against those marauders
Therefore Laon the Governor General, and Harry Smith Parkes, the
Commissioner aforesaid, have agreed and
determined
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part
determined that fall that foret of the Kowloon Tininsula lying
south of a line drawn from
a
point near to but south of thes
Kowloon fort to the Northern most
point of Stone Cutters Island, bo gjether
with that Toland, as strewn in
the accompamping Map shall be
leased as a
preliminary measure,
10
Harry Smith Parkes, the Commisowner
aforesaid acting
on
behalf of the British
Government in order that the latter
may exercises complete control over
the
same, and take measures for the
protection of the good population
The oxfeulsion
Ov
punishment of the
bad