by Mr Ormsby
I have the honour to be
Sir, Your most Obedient
Humble Servant, William Robinson
Enclosure.
Public Works Department
No 691
2.
3.
Sir,
339.
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Per 5 JAN 13
Public Works Office.
Hong Kong, 11th November, 1897
In accordance with
your request contained
in C.S.O.4899, I have the honour to report
as follows for
The information of
the Secretary
for
State regarding the Commodore's proposal the extension of the Naval Yard in Kowloon;
For the purpose of elucidating my remark; I enclose a copy of the plan which has been forwarded by the Commodore to the Admiralty, (marked No.1) and
a copy of the general plan of Kowloon (marked No.2) showing the neighbourhood affected by the Commodore's proposal.
On reference to plan No.1, it will be seen that it is proposed to extend the Naval Yard property at the expense of diverting McDonnell Road which forms the main line
of communication from Tsim Sha Tsui to Yuenlong and the villages beyond. The importance of this road cannot be over-rated
as it is the only one which is approximately level and is therefore the route for wheeled traffic.
The Honourable
The Colonial Secretary