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to give up these sites to the Far Office. On this point
Mr Price one time Surveyor General,
A
made & minute Aated 20th October 1888 and
entered in C. 3.0.1962/88. To resume.
The Government whored that the
acquisition of the skiper site
as fraught. with danger to the water expply, and promised to exchange the lower site (valued thing at$ 30,000)
for the land at Kowloon Point Bast and 112ck.
wonder of the
It is clear that the surrender
r of the lower site
was conditional in the surrender in exchange,
of the territory at kowbon, a point emphasized
Governet De Vaux in this minute. try.
ate of 27th Feby, 1889 and in his letter & of 7th May 1889 in 0.3.0.661/89 and
5th
L.
' again revived in 6.5.4. 2181 of
the fore 1890 in C.. J. O. 2878/89. Notwithstanding the conditional.
I offer, the Military Frechorities assumed to accipt it inconditionally, promising to recommend to the War Office that as
contensation in land or
given and so
z
adequate.
money should be. and stating that they would advise the surrender of Kowloon Point Hist (in front
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