To be examined as to his fitness to serve in the tropics and that you will forward to here the formal offering letter informing him of his appointment in question.
3. The documents forwarded by your office or individual were dated 1897, which is a previous Paper. Gov 1024, Hong Kong No. 6449 (Subject.) 65 DOMESTIC. 6743 Military lands at Kowloon about to be surrendered to Colony be credited with Clause that W.O. are entitled to difference in value of land where restrictive covenants are in force when they are exercised.
A, B, E in your letter of the 27th inst are returned herewith and I am to add Mr Chamberlain's acknowledgment for the assistance which has been given by you in this matter.
"(Minutes.) Remind For the 15 June. Ausd Jaulas 40 * £ (78) ~70408~10000-11-26 subsequent Paper 13310 Sir H. Hocking The Circular of 30 Dec. 1894 & the correspondence immediately (better) leading up to it are [A414] herewith.
To accept the contention put forward in this letter would lead to a lengthening of an already protracted correspondence. I should like to firmly decline to accept this contention. (as at Ain my minute in reply to par. 6 of this letter, that the law was laid down by the W.O. Clearly what were the lands over which clearance rights were required at Kowloon & that the law.