No.527.
Hongkong.
C 0.
45673
TRECU
Goverment House, 21 DEC 03
Hongkong, 20th. November, 1903.
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Sir,
Goe Shery
With reference to Mr. Chamberlain's Des-
patch No. 59 of the 19th. February last, I have the honour to
inform you that the piece of land which it was proposed to
hand over to the Naval Authorities does not meet all their
requirements, and an extension of it is declared by them to be
necessary. Commodore Robinson points out that to enable the
course of the Torpedoes to be followed and also to allow of
communication by signal with the Kowloon Depôt and the Tamar"
it is necessary to have access to the higher ground on the
point. I ascertained that the requirements of the Navy will
be met by making the boundary line at F-G on the enclosed
tracing, and giving them the area A-B-F-G, and I have the
honour to recommend that this be approved.
2.
I have informed Commodore Robinson that
the grant of this land will be on the usual condition that
it reverts to the Colony when it ceases to be required for
the purpose for which it was granted, and with the further
stipulation that it must not be transferred by the Admiralty
to
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
ALFRED LYTTELTON, M.P.,
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