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May, 1901.
I have the honour to propose for
your consideration and that of the Admiralty that the
premises occupied by the Naval Yard, in Victoria, and
the Extension granted by your instructions to the Naval
Authorities in your Despatch No. 188 of the 26th. July,
1899, for the purpose of constructing a graving dock be
exchanged for a much larger area in Extension of the
premises now occupied by the Naval Authorities on the
Western side of Kowloon Peninsula. The proposed site of
the Naval Dock was settled at home and the land was
granted under instructions conveyed in the above mention-
ed Despatch. But it has become evident that the site
chosen for the building of the dock is unsuitable. The
total space available for the dock and the Naval Yard
will, when the Extension is completed be 960,800 Square
Feet or 22,00 Acres. This area is situated in the only
portion of the City where Chinese houses are prohibited
by Law. It is confined on every sida by the Military
Establishment and Barracks; no further expansion is
possible, and when the dock has been completed the dir-
fiemities of obtaining workmen will be greatly increased
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CILIMERILAIN, M.,P..