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from the proximity of the New Road.
(1) On the desirability of Continuing the present Rifle ranges to the use
of the Troops, or providing
others in their stead.
3. But before entering into questions of recent
Origin, and adverting to the Correspondence of 1868-9
I have to direct attention to the complete
manner(?)
in which the lands in question were conveyed by the Military Authorities to the Colonial Government, possession being perceived by this Department directly from the Commanding Royal Engineer of that time, who happened also incidentally to be Commandant at this Station.
the entire
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Upon War Office Despatch Hong Kong, under dates 10th March 1868 addressed by Under Secretary Lord Longford to the Colonial Office
concurrence of the Secretary of State for War in the proposed transfer, based on the understanding between the Military and Colonial Authorities out here eventuating in the paid transfer of the ground. The General Officer Commanding out here, having
previously reported to the Secretary of State for War
which
in favour of the measure, subject to certain Conditions were acquiesced in by the Colonial Government; Whereupon Colonel Dr Butts in the following year acting in accordance with my Predecessor who represented the Colonial Government in the negotiations decided (as it was
decided (as it was obvious so-
serpentine a shape:
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that of the proposed line
of cession could not be satisfactorily marked out with boundary stones throughout) that one Indian stone to denote the point of departure should suffice
and that the remainder of the line should be left to be defined by the proposed New Road, a method of defining boundaries infinitely preferable to that by stones which
are apt to get displaced. The date of Commencement of this New
But as
the date
Road boundary had not yet been determined upon, Colonel Dr Butts consented to take the placing of the stone in the site indicated by him: of the formal transfer of the ground and in a Communication to the Colonial Secretary under date 7th August 1869, he notified the Local Government of his decision to this effect, at the same
time