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Taking into consideration the small extent of arable lands in each of the Lots, and the existing irregularity of the whole area; facilities for obtaining water and the proximity to Kowloon are the main causes of the value of this land for garden purposes.
I have &c.
(Signed) Chas Cleverly
Surveyor General
1 True Copy
W.M.A. Alexander
Acting Colonial Secretary
7 W.O.
HongKong, 27th July, 1868
I have the honour to state that I received on the 16th Instant a letter from Major General Brown requesting the abandonment of our location for Police Establishment at Kowloon on the ground that it was finally decided to appropriate this for Military purposes.
His Grace The Duke of Newcastle, K.G., &c. &c. &c.