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Sir,
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Reet 27 JUNTO
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG.
16th May,
1916.
459528/11
With reference to Mr. Harcourt's despatch No.
328 of 21st of December, 1914, and to previous correspondence, I have the honour to inform you that an application has been
received from the Hongkong Electric Co. for an additional
area of foreshore and seabed to the eastward of Marine Lot
321 which the Company bought at public auction in August, 1914,
and have since reclaimed from the sea. I enclose a plan on
which Marine Lot 321 is shown coloured grey and the additional
area now applied for, which contains about 50,000 square feet, is shown coloured red. The Company's original application included the area now applied for, but, as the red area extends
in front of War Department land and as objections were raised
to its disposal on the grounds that the Naval Authorities con-
templated the erection of tanks to contain oil fuel on a
portion of the War Department land, it was decided to exclude it from the sale,
2.
I have been in correspondence with the Rear-
Admiral in charge of the Station on the subject and an now informed that the Admiralty have withdrawn their objections,
provided a route for a pipe-line, extending to the new sea- front, is rendered available, for which purpose I propose to
require the Electric Company, in reclaiming the red area, to
include
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
ANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.,
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