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Since that date June last year, the state of our political relations with China has rendered it impossible to complete the transfer of the land, but with the sanction of His Excellency Mr. Bruce, Mr. Parkes has procured a lease of it from the Kowloontung Government, and Her Majesty's Military Force are encamped upon it.
10. These proceedings will be found reported in your Excellency's Despatch No.33 of 26th ultimo, and it is earnestly to be hoped that on the final settlement of our affairs in China the otherwise worthless Kowloong Peninsula will be ceded to us and incorporated with the Colony of Hongkong. Should this negotiation be overlooked, on the retirement of our Troops, the Revangtung Government will resume possession of the ground, public justice will be daily thwarted, and the Government of Hongkong placed in a constant state of embarrassment.
11.
There is not much to be inferred from the Returns of Square Rigged Vessels entering the Port, as these show an increase in number but a decrease in ...
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Since that date
June last year. the state of our political relations
with China has rendered it
impossible to complete the transfer of the land, but with the sanction of His Excellency
Mr. Bruce, Mr. Parties has procured a lease of it from the
Revangtung
Government, and
Her Majesty's Military Force,
are uror er
encamped upon it.
10. These proceedings
will
be found reported in your
lueellency's Despatch Nr.33 of 26th
ultimo, and it is ea
to be
armently to
hoped that on the final settlement of our affairs in China the
otherwise worthless howloong
Peninsula will be ceded to us
and incorporated with the Colony of Houghong . . Should this negotiation be overlooked, anarchy and confusion will, retirement of our Troops;
on the
on
resume
possession of the ground, public justice will be daily thwarted, and the Government of Houghing placed in a constant state of
embarassment.
11.
There is not much to be
Square Rigged inferred from the Returns of
en
Vessels. Square Rigged Veasels ex
entering the Port, as these show an increase
in number but a decrease in
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