to the latter part of the
11
in reply ls, that it is impossible to waive the
the bot condition that the consent of
the
Cask.
proposed exchanges of land between
Govt.
the War Dept
occasions
the Navy might
srvice
arise in which
although the War Dept. military
land
of
in
AARO
of
venience to the
bol gost, the proposed use by the Navy
might
be inconvenient,
of
conne
lund
that
say
consent wd. not be unrea
ably withheld in
the
aring sock if
for objected to
arry
proposed exchange it
to wd. always be open
auch
I that
take
the Colonies,
the L. b. of the admy to represent the
matter
to
the A.
of
A. for that
why if pakiskey phone ate fous objection
A MANZ az su //..
Ift
titer oft
to
13/10
conson. Die Mommaend
WBZ
7/10
ator
sa on this subject, please quote
1. /0440/2013
Ad address letter to-
The Secretary,
Admiralty, Whitebail,
London, S.W.
sir,
18
Admiralty,372
August 1903.
0.0.
30986
AUG OR!
Admin reply to your letter of the 7th August 1903, No. 25263/1903, giving an explanation of the reasons why
it is considered necessary that if any transfer of
Colonial Military lands in Hong Kong to the Navy or vice
versa is made, it must be effected through the interven-
tion of the Colonial Government; I am commanded to ex-
press the thanks of Their Lordships of the Admiralty for
the assistance which the Secretary of State for the
Colonies has given them in this somewhat difficult and
complicated matter.
Their Lordships are glad to understand that no
expense is likely to fall on Naval Votes in the case of
this particular transfer at Hong Kong.
2. I am however to invite attention to two
points raised in your letter, and to ask that My Lords' views on these points may be further considered.
3.
Paragraph 2 of your letter under reply
states that the arrangements proposed only refer to lands
"granted" by the Colonial Government without payment.
My Lords consider that the term "granted"
should not be held to apply to lands taken over by the Army or Navy when Colonies were first occupied or captured.
4.
Her Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
L.-No.
instance
A recent is that at Wei-Hai-Wei where lands
A
formerly
S.V.
1