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• of fire from the Defence
3.
Works.
I therefore referred the question to the Acting Attorney General for his opinion, and I enclose a memorandum by him condid
which gives
31st July,
a succinct
1846.0
account of the history of
the "Kowloon Military Reserve,
which
603
F
of Colonial Office Circular despatch of the 30th December:
1894. Moreover it would
letter
-appear from the War Office of the 8th February, 1896, (copy of which is enclosed) to the General Officer Com."
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manding at Hongkong that the latter was at that time
of the same o
you will
4.
and from observe that in his opinion
the lands in question do
not come within the terms
of
opinion.
With reference
to
your predecessor's despatch 15139/91 Ne 270 of the 6th of November
2:270 1891 which is quoted
is quoted in the
Attorney