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and consisting for the most part of barren hills that cannot be cultivated, has hitherto formed a place of resort for thieves and outlaws, who, availing themselves of the immediate proximity of the city of Victoria and Kowloon, constantly cross to Hongkong to commit depredations in that settlement to the serious injury of British subjects who can obtain no redress against these marauders. Therefore, the Governor General, and Harry Smith Parkes, the Commissioner aforesaid, have agreed and determined that all that part of the Kowloon peninsula lying South of a line drawn from a point near to but South of the Kowloon fort to the northernmost point of Stone-Cutters island, together with that island, as shown in the accompanying Map, shall be leased, as a preliminary measure, to Harry Smith Parkes, the Commissioner aforesaid, acting on behalf of the British Government; in order that the latter may exercise complete control over the same, and take measures for the protection of the good population and the expulsion or punishment of the bad, for bringing the whole locality into order and preventing it becoming a resort for thieves. It is further stipulated and agreed that a rental of Five Hundred Taels of Silver shall be annually paid for the same to the local Chinese Authorities, and that no claim can ever be made by the Chinese
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and consisting for the most part of barren
hills that cannot be cultivated, has hitherto
formed a place of res
resort
for
thieves and
the
outlaws, who, availing themselves of
immediate
proximity of the city of Victoria
and Ammit
Constantly cross to Hongkong depredations in that settlement to the
Serious injury of British subjects who can obtain no redress against these Maranders, Therefore
Laow the Governor General,
and Harry Smith Parkes, the Commissioner, aforesaid, have agreed and Determined
that all that part of the Nowloon peninsula lying South of a line drawn from a point near to but South of the
Mowloon fort to the Northern - most- point of Stone - Cutters island, together
-
(
with that island, as shewn in the
accompanying Mop, shall be Leased, as a preliminary measure, to Harry Smith Ankes, the Commissioner aforesaid,
acting on behalf of the British Government;
in order that the latter
May
exercise
Complete control over the same, and take
measures for the protection of the good
ition and the expulsion or punishment
population
as well as
of the bad, whole locality into order and
for bringing the
preventing
that a
it becoming a resort for thieves. It is
and agreed further stipulated. Rental of Five Aundred Faels of Silver shall be annually paid for the same to the local Chinese Authorities, and that
no claim can ever be made by the Chinese
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