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register of the Land Office (Land Officer's minute of 25th November, 1905.)
4. When Colonel Lewis drew up his statement of particulars he evidently did not know the conditions under which Spring Gardens is held by the War Department vis a vis the Colonial Government set out in a letter from the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong dated 27th October, 1859, addressed to Colonel Foley, Military Secretary to the Major-General commanding the Military Forces.
5. The history of those conditions is contained in that letter and in a previous one from Colonel Foley to which it was a reply. In his letter dated 24th October, 1859, Colonel Foley had asked the Colonial Secretary "to move the Governor of Hongkong to exempt from local taxation "inland lots 101 and 427 (Spring Gardens) they having been purchased and "used solely for Military purposes, and to allow the sums disbursed on account of Crown Rent to be refunded by the Colonial Government".
The Colonial Secretary in reply informed Colonel Foley that the Governor had acceded to his request, continuing as follows:- "These lots will in future be exempt from Crown Rent while the property of the War Department".
6. The existing Agreement between the Colonial Government
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register of the Land Office (Land Officer's minute of 25th November, 1905.)
4. When Colonel Lewis drew up his statement of particulars he evidently did not know the conditions under which Spring Gardens is held by the War Department vis a vis the Colonial Government set out in a letter from the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong dated 27th October, 1859, addressed to Colonel Foley, Military Secretary to the Major-General commanding the Military Forces.
5. The history of those conditions is contained in that letter and in a previous one from Colonel Foley to which it was a reply. In his letter dated 24th October, 1859, Colonel Foley had asked the Colonial Secretary "to move the Governor of Hongkong to exempt from local taxation "inland lots 101 and 427 (Spring Gardens) they having been purchased and "used solely for Military purposes, and to allow the sums disbursed on account of Crown Rent to be refunded by the Colonial Government".
The Colonial Secretary in reply informed Colonel Foley that the Governor had acceded to his request, continuing as follows:- "These lots will in future be exempt from Crown Rent while the property of the War Department".
6. The existing Agreement between the Colonial Government
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register of the Land Office (Land Officer's minute of 25th November, 1905.)
4. When Colonel Lewis drew up his statement of particulars he evidently did not know the conditions under which Spring Gardens is held by the War Department vis a vis the Colonial Government set out in a letter from the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong dated 27th October, 1859, addressed to Colonel Foley, Military Secretary to the Major-General commanding the Military Forces.
5. The history of those conditions is contained in that letter and in a previous one from Colonel Foley to which it was a reply. In his letter dated 24th October, 1859, Colonel Foley had asked the Colonial Secretary "to move the Governor of Hongkong to exempt from local taxation "inland lots 101 and 427 (Spring Gardens) they having been purchased and "used solely for Military purposes, and to allow the sums disbursed on account of Crown Rent to be refunded by the Colonial Government".
The Colonial Secretary in reply informed Colonel Foley that the Governor had acceded to his request, continuing as follows:- "These lots will in future be exempt from Crown Rent while the property of the War Department".
6. The existing Agreement between the Colonial Government
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