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met there is no reason why I should hesitate for one moment in declaring that it would be quite out of the question for the War Department to surrender any of the frontier now in its hands considering Commissariat, submarine mining Establishment and Head Quarter Female Artillery, would necessitate reflection will be self-evident.
This being a lake, I presume it could be urged I proceed any further with the consideration of the new scheme and that we fall back on previous proposals.
I cannot well take action until I have more openly in the matter acquired possession as explained in my letter No. 90. I have a copy.
But everything might be arranged confidentially, plans and estimates all prepared, so that when the time for action arrives there will be no delay in carrying the scheme into execution.
I would add that to Praya Extension, carrying a tramway from nearly one end of the island to Causeway Bay appears to me of such consequence in the interests of its action.