the Suras
the Ormsby called today
marked lain about
this.
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(1) That due to the difficulty
He tells us
by
is
Cana
the Contractors' statement.
A
quote
declined to believe their statement. that the Farmer cannot even give a price
That he cannot explain
(2)
the
has
There are
quarries
which of
there, which held rights, the nature
is uncertain, under the Chinese law
accordingly regarded
the limit
possible that
the exact nature
of the farm.
the question
of
these
as lying outside.
He thinks it
Owing
a
rights may
the
harm
has raised since he left. Hongkong
decided against
the
and-
the framers. owners of no longer excluded
where
Tu James's
so that they from the district were
good
provision (3.) That there is no
law
to compel
the
reasonable price James to sell stone out a
monopoly
in the grant of
but that
the fork is an example from the
Atte Farm
Can
get it's stone.
when it likes. Possibly, therefore, it
may
be possible for it.
to get stone from
outside the Farm
to the Contractors.
get stone from
sell it
for what it wants
for this report asked for
in der despatch.
Bis 8/10. Jaque
C.P.A
8 at
It is requested that in any further communication on this subject the above letters and numbers may be quoted, and the Letter addressed as follows:-
"The Secretary of the Admiralty,
"Whitehall,
W.
' Branch."
-33446/2803.
Sir,
Admiralty, S.W.,
September
C. O.
34346
REC (REG 1 OCT OF
55
1901
I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the attached copy of a letter dated the 11th September 1901, from Messrs Punchard Lowther & Co., the Admiralty Contractors for the Extension Works at H.M. Naval Yard at Hong Kong, drawing attention to the great difficulties and restrictions under which the Supply of the local stone for these works is being
obtained.
I am to point out the great inconvenience and delay that the extraordinary procedure referred to entails upon the Contractors, and My Lords would request the favour of the immediate intervention of the
Secretary of State in the matter, so that the progress
of these important Naval works may not be further delayed.
Under Secretary of State,
COLONIAL OFFICE,
London, S.W.
I am
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Evan Macdonald
2 G & S 2371 [834] 20,000 11/007