the content in of the Colonial Govt.,

that W.O. should pay the value & the capitalized Crown rent, would

seem to be justified.

(The W.O. are other S.O.C.'s to the value of the land will have to be met ultimately, if it is pressed, I an independent valuation

must first arrange Rabici's fee, to avoid the dispute that occurred in

but was provisionally transferred to the W.O.

516 the W.O. would still

before that date

actually

be bound to pay for the land and not

merely to credit the

amount

to the Colony

in the Mil: Lands Account as

pointed out in para 3 of letter on 31905

there

to the

an

in Caplen)

A.R.14/5

Draft for Carson pointing out that

the letter of 1897 referred to only related to the provision of sites for particular works

that as general

stated in our letter in 20764/00 the liability of the Colony to give land, free of cost, has never been admitted

and

that under the

the

par.99

case of Hong Kong

Zwh. quotes

dear to the too concurred in in their letter

the War Dept.

Now

that the Mil:

32932/00 Contribution has been fixed at 20%, is to pay for all land required for military purposes even if it be contended that

Letter

an 14289

98.

whereas Chidiya

new work

this new-arrangement only came into operation on the 1st Jan last & that this land

(x)-81215-4000-6-1900

36518-3000-11-1900

as obligation

the Colony to

hand over land to the War Dept in

anticipation of any Mil Land being surrendered to the Colony,

How

fact the practically

not

Mil: Lands Account has with the

come into existence in since the

value of the Lands hitherto surrendered to

the Colony only amounts to $42,

Saft

20

& take opportunity of again asking W.O. to pay to H. Kong $10,465.04 referred to

in letter

Ow

31905

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