Colonial Office
Miscellaneous
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How land can be given up to the War Department for compensation without prejudice, in case it is required in the future for the construction of a railway thereon.
No.
Hongkong, 8th August, 1864.
28
It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to— The Under Secretary of State for War, War Office, Pall Mall, London, (S.W.)
10344 Jing Jing 3rd
RECEIVED
14 NOV 1864
War Office,
12th November, 1864.
372
Sir,
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 10th Ultimo, and to acquaint you in reply, that the Secretary of State for War has been informed that the Treasury has sanctioned the payment of £371. 19. 7.
being the proportion to be borne by this Department of the Compensation paid to Chinese removed from their lands at Kowloon.
Your obedient Servant,
[Signature not clear, possibly "Marlborough"]
To
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.