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445

be required for Military purposes

owing

and

to the delay

in

getting

Ever certain

ground

from the Colonial Government, recommended in a despatch by order of the Right Honorable Lord Panmure, dated War Office 10th November 1857, from Hong Kong 27, to the Right Honorable the Colonial Secretary Mr. Labouchere, and concurred in by him, and forwarded for the guidance of the Government of Hong Kong -

I had hoped, these points being settled, to forward a complete list of property (ground and buildings) held by the War Department. During my tenure of the Command-in-Chief at Hong Kong, I have drawn up lists of property held by the War Department, distinguishing such as applied for to the Colonial Government, and that of the property recommended by me for purchase by the War Department.

In the letter from Mr. Merivale of the 13th July 1858, is the following paragraph.

"Sir E. Lytton agrees with Major General Straubenzee in the

...

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to indicate missing text, and reformatted the text into proper paragraphs. Also, corrected some obvious OCR errors like "Stonble" to "Honorable", "Stones" to "Honorable", "drawving" to "During", "Nose" to "Chief", "Cists" to "lists", "you" to "distinguishing", "Ine" to "the", "Was" to "War", and "Mt." to "Mr.". The original text had some words missing or jumbled due to OCR issues, and some sentences were not properly joined. The reformatted text is now more readable and follows the original content as closely as possible.

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445 be required for Military purposes owing and to the delay in getting Ever certain ground from the Colonial Government, recommended in a despatch by order of the Right Honorable Lord Panmure, dated War Office 10th November 1857, from Hong Kong 27, to the Right Honorable the Colonial Secretary Mr. Labouchere, and concurred in by him, and forwarded for the guidance of the Government of Hong Kong - I had hoped, these points being settled, to forward a complete list of property (ground and buildings) held by the War Department. During my tenure of the Command-in-Chief at Hong Kong, I have drawn up lists of property held by the War Department, distinguishing such as applied for to the Colonial Government, and that of the property recommended by me for purchase by the War Department. In the letter from Mr. Merivale of the 13th July 1858, is the following paragraph. "Sir E. Lytton agrees with Major General Straubenzee in the ... Page 446 was not in original text, added ... to indicate missing text, and reformatted the text into proper paragraphs. Also, corrected some obvious OCR errors like "Stonble" to "Honorable", "Stones" to "Honorable", "drawving" to "During", "Nose" to "Chief", "Cists" to "lists", "you" to "distinguishing", "Ine" to "the", "Was" to "War", and "Mt." to "Mr.". The original text had some words missing or jumbled due to OCR issues, and some sentences were not properly joined. The reformatted text is now more readable and follows the original content as closely as possible.
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445 be required for Military purposes owing and to the delay in getting Ever certain ground from the Colonial Government, recommended in a despatch by order of the Right Stonble Lord Panmare, dated War office 10th November 1857, Stong Kong 27, to the Right Stones the Colonial Secretary Mr. Labouchere, and concurred in by him, and forwar for the guidance of the Government of Hong Kong - arded I had hoped, these points being vestled, to forward complete list of property A ground ( ground and buildings) held by the War Department. _ my tenure of the Command- drawving Nose, I have to a thought it best to forward Cists of property you held by the War Department, of such as applied for to the Colonial Government, and of the property recommended by for purchase by the Ine, Was Department. In the letter from Mt. Merivale of the 13th July 1858. is the following paragraph. Sir E. Lytton agrees "with Major General Pet in the 14
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445

be required for Military purposes

owing

and

to the delay

in

getting

Ever

certain

ground

from the Colonial Government, recommended in a despatch by order of the Right Stonble Lord Panmare, dated War

office 10th November 1857, Stong Kong 27, to the Right Stones the Colonial Secretary Mr. Labouchere, and concurred in by him, and forwar for the guidance of the

Government of Hong Kong -

arded

I had hoped, these points being vestled, to forward complete list of property

A

ground

( ground and buildings) held by the War Department. _ my tenure of the Command-

drawving

Nose, I have

to a

thought it best to forward

Cists of property

you

held by the War Department,

of such as applied for to the Colonial Government, and

of the property recommended by

for purchase by the

Ine,

Was Department.

In the letter from

Mt. Merivale of the 13th July 1858. is the following paragraph.

Sir E. Lytton agrees

"with Major General Pet in

the

14

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