or more of the following demands should be made. The demands
are stated in the relative order of importance which they are
believed to possess.
1. That the northern boundary of the leased territory
should be extended to the crest line of the hills to the north
of Sham Chun. This extension is stated by Sir H. Blake, in his
2nd telegram of the 16th instant, to be absolutely necessary
for the security of the district. The Governor adds that
without such extension he anticipates grave trouble in the
future. By the Convention of the 9th of June last, the present
northern frontier of the leased territory is an artificial
straight line drawn from Deep Bay to Mirs Bay, but it was agreed
that the exact boundaries should be hereafter fixed when proper
surveys have been made. Mr Stewart Lockhart, in his report of
the 8th of October last, has already strongly urged, for
administrative reasons, that the boundary should include the
town of Sham Chun, and the Colonial Defence Committee, in their
Memorandum No.172 of the 19th of January last, concurred in
this recommendation. The crest of the range of hills will
probably...