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necessary to give effect to this Extension of Discipline, and have consulted the Attorney General.
on the subject.
14.
I shall address Your Grace on this point hereafter.
15.
With the que paragraph of the Report of Messrs May, Quin, and Scott I quite agree and have caused the few inhabitants of Stone - Cutters Island to be served with notice to quit,
and an intimation that compensation with be
awarded them,
The Surveyor General has received -
16.
instructions on
this head.
17.
years ago
may
mention however that about two
in the course of the delivery of Kowloon
by the Chinese Authorities I
was
present when the principal officer (The District Magistrate, I think) plainly denied the legality of the tenure
of even Kowloon Peninsula itself by the Chinese>
who
to were resident
m.
it
and
!
hence I
am disinclined
to allow any proprietary right to the sparver, and more migratory population of Stone Cutters' Loland.
18.
At the same time I think that these
people should not be illiberally dealt with and I
sure that I shall be acting in conformity
full
with
Your Grace's views if I make fain
and suitable provision for them on their.
removal
J.
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