HONG LONG. A..Arrament Lepot.

(a) Arsenal Yard (44 sores).

(b) Magazines (6) sores).

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(c) Lellett Island (14 moreɛ).

These properties osme into Admiralty borsexxion in 1909 c0A- sequent upon the separation of the day, and arty oraganos de tab- lishments. The sites are Coloniel Military lead but (a) saš (e) are occupied by the admiralty under tripartite Leeds dated 14th February 1921 (the Colonial Government the war office and the Admiralty) which expressly provide that the properties when no longer required for admiralty purposes shall revert to the Colonial Government without payment of compensation or any other payment whatsoever. The Admiralty have however the right to remove all buildings ernoted out of Imperial funds and ens sell any buildings not required on condition buildings are to be removed within 4 months of date of sale.

There is no deed governing the admiralty occupation of (b) so that being Colonial #1litary land it would normally revert to the Colony if it ceased to be required for Imperial purposes.

The reclaimed or front part of the areansl we constructed by the Admiralty when the Naval Yard was extended. In 1906 the Colony passed an ordinance legalicing it but not in way way vesting it in the Adriralty, although in 1899 the Adeiralty had contended that they had acquires whatever rights the Colony night have possessed in the sea bed by the compensation Boris which to Admiralty had carried out.

The caval Canteen.

The Naval Canteen which is on Hong Long Island is not Admiralty property but belongs to the Trustees of the R.8. Oazteen. It was erected out of Fleet funds on a site granted to the trustees by the Colouiel Government.

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