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ed to acquire that portion of Austin Road which extended to
the west of Macdonnell Road in exchange for a portion of
Kowloon Marine Lot 36 surrendered to the Colonial Govern-
ment for the purpose of widening the public road on the
North side of the lot, as explained in Sir M. Nathan's
despatch No.204 of the 3rd. of August, 1905. (This will I
regret to say close the access of Austin Road to the sea
front).
4.
In Austin Road there are a sewer and
storm-water drain, and it was a condition upon which the
Naval Authorities were permitted to take over the portion
of road referred to that "any drain or sewer existing, or
hereafter required, in Austin Road, should be provided with
an outfall along the line of the road proposed to be closed
or such other line as may be mutually agreed upon".
5.
Sir M. Nathan in his letter to the
Commodore, in which he declined to withdraw the condition
to which the Lords of the Admiralty dissent, based his
refusal upon the grounds that such rights were invariably
reserved in all leases granted by the Colonial Government
whether to the Naval, Military or to private lessees.
Inasmuch however as the road area which formerly bounded
Kowloon Marine Lot 35 is now incorporated as part of it and
included