180
to force their
harbour.
5.
Oren
way
into the
defences
here are
wot
merely for self preservation but in the intreets of British
Cor
far
'ક્
ce
generally, in the East for whose protection
Our
fleet
it is very necessary should be almost entirely, liberated in teine of war nietead of being to a
or less extent shut
it's small
niore
arp in
Hongkong harbour which, with
Garrison, ought to
cafe as porcible
be
quade as
by every artificial
our forver cor
with such attacks
surate
aa
likely to be exposed to.
But
6.
it is har
tve
hardly fair the
Colony, with its leinited
Memin
with
art
should be saddled
than
Leere expense
would otherwise be necessary.
because it happens to be the stead Quarters of
алад
the Naval
Military forces
and base:
of operations in the China Seas, and, as
I said
said be
before,
I consider Your Excellancy's
offer most liberall
so that
you
won
20
unch
probably
not have considered yourself
justified in makin
in making it had
for
it not been.
reven
next year.
بو
The
the in
creaAV
of
from the Opinno Farm
profits ($1070,000)
mentioned by you
you as accriving
to the War Department from the "Praya Extencion" appear
very large,
but..
As
only
certain portion of the land, to be reclaimed can be disposed
of these profits
murely
are.
otherwise
hab and the
total