Hongkong No 368.
8th October, 1890.
Acting Governor Francis Heming, CMG,
to
The Right Honourable Lord Knutsford, GCMG,
Colonial Military Lands and Buildings
Respecting the disposal
of-
DRAFT.
The Under Secretary of State
War Office.
MINUTE.
Mr. Graham 17 Jan.
Mr. Fairfield 17 Jan.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston 28 Feb.
Mr. Meade.
Sir R. Herbert. March,
Baron de Worms.
Lord Knutsford. 5
Further Minute on 21850/90,
Mr. Fleming
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8 Oct. 90
Downing Street,
6 March February 1891.
I am directed by Lord Knutsford
to transmit to you, to be laid before Mr Secretary Stanhope, the accompanying extract from a despatch
from the Officer Administering the Government of Hong Kong on the subject of the memorandum (copy of which is enclosed for facility of reference) respecting the disposal of Colonial Military Lands and Buildings.
2. It will be seen that the question is one of great importance to Hong Kong, for the lands which belong to the Colony but are in military occupation are worth, it is stated, $4,442,000.
It appears that the annual rates upon these lands if free from Military occupation would be not less than $50,000 a year; while the rental on which the rates are
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