addressed to the W.O. as

Conditions, adding that a separate letter has been

regards conditions 5 and 7.

(with And send copy of of despatch a enclosures

plan in original to be returned) to W.O. with reference to 28993

& say that Mr Chamberlain trusts that Ms. Brodrick will consent to withdraw the conditions o

and 7 since Mr Chamberlain is clearly of opinion that the W.O. has no

38th December the circular of 1894 (See page 93 of print attached to 21764) to demenit

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conditions in connection with the surrender of

or of any military rights over lands my military land to the Colonial government, the only admissible conditions being such as actually effect- the efficiency of

the

such as condition no 8 defences

and ask for the earliest possible reply Since great inconvenience has arisen from the long delay in the erection of the new dock {

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Hongkong, 5th July, 1901.

In continuation of my despatch No 205 of 4th June, 1901,

I have the honour to forward copies of correspondence mentioned

in the margin, as the Whamoos Dock Company have approached me

with a complaint of the grave injury being done to them and to

the port of Hongkong by the delay in the proposed arrangement

for the purchase of the land necessary for the Dock Extension.

2. This question has been submitted by me in my despatch

No 151 of the 22nd April last, and it emphasises the necessity

of determining the position as regards lands held by the

Military for defence purposes. If these lands are no longer

necessary for defence, and are required by the Colony, I submit

that beyond the exchange value as decided upon it is not

expedient that lands so re-transferred to the Colony should be

saddled with conditions that would make the land less valuable,

and practically impose upon the Colony an increased Military

Contribution to the extent of the reduced value of the land. I

cannot, for instance, see the justice of a claim such as that made by Major-General Gascoigne that expensive pumping Machinery

shall be erected by the Dock Company to pump water to the

RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M. P.,

&C,

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