by the Honorable the Colonial Secretary,
and
including Stonecutters island, is -
leased to Her Majesty's Government
to
the
use and interest
As it may be of use for Your Excellency to be in possession of
correspondence which has passed between the Governor General Laon
and myself on this subject, I beg to
Enclose copies of my letter proposing the arrangement
now arrived at, and
His Excellency's reply agreeing to the
same, together with a Copy of the Deed
of Lease that has
accordingly been
executed between us, the terms of which
will, I trust, receive Your Excellency's
approval. I should also mention that
I showed
His Excellency Laon has this morning
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forwarded Despatches to the Commandant of the Suc-pang Station, the District Magistrate of the District of Sun-on, and the Deputy Magistrate of the Sub-district of Kowloon, informing
them of these arrangements, and directing them to Cooperate with the British Military Authorities in
introducing better order into that part
of the peninsula which has thus been
placed under our control.
The said Deputy Magistrate has
been instructed to make known
to the Native population of the locality
in question, by
means
of
the enclosed
Proclamation, the circumstance of
their having
now been placed under
by the Honorable the Colonial Secretary,
and
including Stonecutters island, is -
leased to Her Majesty's Government
to
the
use and interest
As it may be of s Your Excellency to be in possession of
correspondence which has passed -_-between the Governor General Laow
and myself on this subject, I beg to
Enclose copies of my
the
arrangement
my letter proposing.
now arrived at, and
His Exceluncy's reply agreeing to the
Same, together with a Copy of the Deed
of Lease that has
accordingly
been
excented between us, the terms of which
will, I trust, receive Your Executeney's
I should also mention that
approval. I showed
His Excellency Laon has this morning
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forwarded Despatches to the Commandant of the Suc-pang Station, the District Magistrate of the District of Sun-on, and the Deputy Magistrate of the Sub. district of Kowloon, informing
them of these are
arrangements, and directing them to Cooperate with the British Military Authorities in
introducing better order into that part
of the peninsula which has this been
·laced under our control.
places
further
The said Deputy Magistrate has
been instructed to make known
to the Native population of the locality
}
in question, by
means
of
the enclosed
Proclamation, the circumstance of
their having
now been placed under
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