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Flagstaff Hill.
Taipo.
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Your Excellency,
We left Wo Hang yesterday morning and proceeded to Starling Inlet to the point where the British boundary begins. I found that the peg driven in by me at that point to mark the commencement of the boundary had been interfered with, but the stakes driven in by the Chinese Commissioner had been removed. One of the pegs driven in by me a little distance away from the first peg had been shifted. I had it put back in its proper place. If there is to be no further rectification of the boundary, I think it would be well to have the present boundary properly marked in a permanent manner. This could be done by the Director of Public Works, who is acquainted with the exact limits of our territory, as he accompanied me when I was delimiting the frontier with the Chinese Commissioner. We found everything peaceful in the district between Wo Hang and Starling Inlet.
From Starling Inlet, we crossed in boats to the Luk King district, where I was met by the elders and handed them copies of Your Excellency's Chinese proclamation and speech, and translations of the Local Communities Ordinance. From all I can gather, the inhabitants of this district did not take any part in the recent movement against British authority.
From Luk King, we proceeded to Plover Cove and walked...