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ALBUM III.
(Views taken by Corporal Whitewood, R.E., under the Superintendence of Lieutenant Rundall, R.E.)
1. Members of the Commission.
2. Officers, H.M.S. "Plover.”
3. Crew, H.M.S." Plover."
4. Panorama of Kowloon City.
5. Kowloon City.
6. Yung Shu Au Village, Starling Inlet.
7. Sha T'au Village, Mirs Bay.
8. San Wai Village, Lungkwatt'au district.
9. Tai Wo Valley, near Taipó Hü.
10. Lo Ts'ün Valley, in Lungkwatt'au district. 11. Lam Ts'ün Plateau.
12. Long Valley, from Lin Au Gap, looking
North. (See No. 17.)
13. Kak Tin Valley, near Sha Tin.
14. Sha Tin Creek.
15. Sha Tin Village.
16. Bridge Valley, near Taipó Hü.
17. Southern end, Long Valley, near Lin Au,
looking West. (See No. 12.)
18. Nam Wai, near Sai Kung.
19. Sai Kung.
20. Pak Sha Wán, near Sai Kung.
21. Ts'ün Wan.
22. Ts in Wan Hamlet.
23. Castle Peak Valley.
24. Customs Station in Island of Ch'eung Chau. 25. Shap Long Village, Island of Lantao.
26. Wharf at Sham Chun.
27. Village of Lok Tei Tong, east coast of
Island of Lantao.
28. Boat dwellings and Joss House, Island of
Ch'eung Chau.
REPORT.
The territory, including the islands, which China has agreed to lease to Great Britain under the Convention signed at Peking on the 9th June last (Appendix I.), appertains to the district of San On in the province of Kwong-tung, and is indicated generally on Map I., which is a copy of the map attached to the Convention.
MAPS AND PHOTOGRAPHS.
In order to facilitate consideration of this territory, a map of it has been specially prepared by Mr. Ormsby, Director of Public Works, Hong Kong (Map II.), based on the excellent map made by Bishop Volontieri in 1866, when a missionary of the Propa- ganda in San On (Map III.), and a series of photographic views has been taken, unfor- tunately in weather not always favourable for the photographer, by Corporal White- wood, R.E., under the superintendence of Lieut. Rundall, R.E., and by Mr. Xavier, Surveyor in the Public Works Department, Hong Kong. These maps and photo- graphs, to the latter of which have been added a few taken by Afong and Mee Cheung, photographers, Hong Kong, are attached.
AREA.
The area of the territory as shown on Map I. is as follows:-
Mainland Islands
Sq. miles.
Acres.
286
183,040
90
57,600
376
240,640
PHYSICAL FEATURES.
The new territory is mountainous, with rich, extensive, cultivated valleys, and pos- sesses a coast line deeply indented by bays.
The coast to the south and east is bold and rugged, with deep water close up to the Coast. cliffs, and numerous land-locked bays, affording good anchorages, which render them safe in all kinds of weather. The heads of the inlets of Mirs Bay, such as Starling Inlet, Taipó Hü Bay, and Tide Cove, or Sha Tin Inlet, are shallow, the tide at low water leaving a mile or more of sand or mud exposed. Deep Bay in the west is extremely shallow, and at low tide miles of mud can be seen. This bay has, however, a deep channel, which is well known to native boatmen. No proper survey of the bay has ever been made. This should be taken in hand as soon as possible; and in the meantime the deep channel should be properly marked, in order to facilitate the navigation of these waters.
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