Hangtong N:276:
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26th April 1869
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, CM,
His Excellency The Duke of Buckingham & Chandos
of
Territorial Jurisdiction-
Exclusion from in Law Officers' opinion of all Islands
all Islands concept Store Cutters Island.
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Inapplicable for
reasons stated.
As to other point will confer with Sir Rutherford. Alcock:
limited. - The island of Hong Kong" is ceded because it is obviously
& desirable that British
necessary
subject showed that some post
whereon they may construct & refit ships, check stores
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it affirm base that home of the island now under
Consideration were
ceded
by the Treaty of 1842, Mine make it was the portion other
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Balance that period how exercised rights Monche
fices Island Belle Isle Site Aberdeen Island, the question has been raised of our right
wen
Moreover as regards the 2 former Islands they are marked, included in the Harbour Works Ordinance Maps of 1845/4 that that make
implied
in a
recognized & the Treaty 1860 (XCR(85)72) when mention was made of them. Harbour of Hong Kong,
little for fetched
to me a
The's been
unless it can in the mean that
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Compromises
was then before them
our misunderstanding
mood
The fact of our
possession in respect to the
Chinese have given up
the island to us but whether they did mean They were considered as ceded by the Treaty or that they not worth having is a doubtful point. I confess I lean
to the latter view,
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The case of Aberdeen Island rests upon possession, but is weaker than the case
au
2 Men Island; and the island
of Lammas must
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if the applicants, which they are not likely & do; we have had that opportunity if they do. Einmint on their performing the functions I Government on their island, then if we ask cession they will be sure to make reasonable terms left 3
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