molosure 2.
13th August,
19000 with 4 Tra eings.
mol: 3+4.
31st March
17th April 11900.
ing land questions
490
between the Colonial and Militery
Authorities, and a Committee composed of the Acting Colon-
iel Secretary and Director of Public Works on the one
hand, andthe Officer Commanding the Royal Engineers, and
Major Prendergast Royal Engineers, on the other, "as RCTM
cordingly appointed.
5. I now forward their report, }
the recommenriationscontained in which meet with the so-
proval of both the general Officer Commanding and myself.
The tracings attached to the re-
part sufficiently explain the exchanges proposed, and the enclosed copies of the letters referred to from Major
General Gascoigne show the conditions attaching to the
transfer of the Dock Battery.
The Military Authorities are sat-
isfied "ith the advantages they gain, while the Colonial Goverment obtains the valuable land comprised in the
Dock Battery, the pranium and enhanced crown rent for
the Garden lots for which Inland lots can now be issued,
and rates on prospective buildings to be erected thereon,
besides the plot of land in front of the Water Police
Station.
6. The plot marked in tracing No.
4 "Colonial Secretary's Office 120/ 99 " is a piece of stampy ground containing 11 acres "hich I propose to convert into s Public Recreation Ground, the need for
which is much felt at Korloon.
This can be done at comparative-
ly small expense, a vote for which will be submitted with
the Estimates, and the draining of the ground should impre-
ve the health of the Barracks in the vicinity.
77.