settlement
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wo
the basis arrived at în
our ld. to W.O. on 5274, but I failed,
ao
further
the WO wanted to drag in a exchange of lands, the value vry:
give up an
more
of
the Reserve.
to
Kowloon in exchange for
exchange for a considerable the New Territory,
area
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assessed.
the value of
which, as
by
the Colony,
have
considerable, though probably they assessed it rather too high. Spointed
that it was a
pointed out at the conference
public scandal, that the land required for the Dock, should the Wo. as HF be
any longer "hey agreed months
it sep.
I have only
held
a.go
by
to give
since haggled
as to terms,.
Hence the present letter, which, it will
be
seen, differs from the proposal im 17116 by the insertion of the passage which I have marked.
I think
we must
agree to this proposal, though it involves some departure from the pais ciples contended for
domme
of our
los to wo in A 539; but out desp. to Gor, at the end of that point really
on
were wou
J. our
admitted that the wo had some night's over these Reserve lands, for wh they were entitled to be given something
surrendered, if such rights desh is Gov 21764/07, (copy of which has been communicated to WO.) rather further, in explicitly recognising the wo to be credited with "the difference in value between the lands when subject to the rights in question, & the value
went
Jop
ofsee
This can
WBC
when fred from those rights" [when drafting the last mentioned deap. I am
I did not notice that
the bo to a view,
sorry to
say committing
J
contended for
wo ls. of 31 Mari gy
(4.120 A 539) but I think, that we
qve re
really
committed
to that wew
practically since wo er of 2, Dec. 97 merely waived the clann to the diffe in value, subject to a
condition for a valuable consideration of another kind, which was probably. just as good for them]
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I do not think that we further take the line we took in
A 539, but that we had better accept the proposal in the present letter, &. suggest that the difference in value. should be defined as the difference
the land, if let for building
betwee
X.
purposes, & if let for ga
rden or other
hit purposes, with a clause against the
report of louf erection of buildings.
I submit draft of
deally with
17425/2 to vay.
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