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of China's allowing buildings to be placed on the Rook, Hongkong will pay acknowledgment of the island's being the property of China.
(2.) Or, the Hongkong Government will build the Lighthouse,
Lighthouse, and hand it
a nominal rent in cak
over
of China,
when completed to the care
agreeing on these conditions
China aquecing
either to undertake the.
lighting
with
or to allow
its own men at its own cost,
the Hongkong Government to have
charge of it
" (3) Or, if China will undertake to build the Lighthouse
and maintain
the light, Hongkong will pay $80,000 for the cost incurred, it being agreed that of China fail to preserve the light, the Hongkong Tovernment charge of it. The Hongkong sovernment
may
take
stimates that it could build the
for
for
Light house with its own men the above en; but to facilitate the work it would prcrease
the
ancount
to
to
16 $ 90,000 on condition that the work be completed and the lamps ready for
two
lighting within tive years from June
Neat.
Jan
an of
Copinion
that of these three proposals the best to accept would
be the first, namely that Hongkong should build and maintains the light, paying
a nominal rent in recognition of China's retaining the ownership of
the rock.
The island is a useless rock, and
the difficulty of the work will be auch
that I do not think it could be
a quar
Completed for a
Cost
of $70,000. The et of maintaining it dalar calculate at more than Hs. 3,000 per And it would be much easier for the Government than for myself Hongkong.
to furnich supplies.
Annunz
Dated 6th March, 1888. (XIV · 1·2·4)
and accompanied by two small maps (which are not sent with the copy).