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of

State for Colonial Affairs with

the view of obtaining

a surrender

on the part of the Colony of the Rent payable for those premises

while they

were

ein

Mess. Jemmell's

. possession.

My Lords continue to be of opinion that payment of the tent in this case ought not to be required from Her Majesty's Fovernment . _ It appears to them. that the reasons for pursuing

course which are

ac

contrary alluded to in Earl Trey's despatch are unanswerable in respect to a purchase in which the interests of private individuals are alone affected, but that the question assumes

different

ac

aspect when the object of the purchase in the present instance, and the

manner in which the

Home

3

Home and colonial Fovernments.

are concerned, are taken into

consideration.

Even if Parliament were not called upon to provide funds from the Revenues of sis country

to assist in carrying Government of Hong Kong, it

orv

the civil

would seem to be incorrect on

princple that any portion= of the funds required for that purpose should be derived from

a

ረ.

ground tent for plot of land appropriated to objects connected with the defence of the Colony. The general formeeple that the Military Departments should have

allotted to their purposes free

of charge, all Lovernment Lands and Premises in the colonies that may

deliberate consideration

އ

be deemed necessary, and that

should