CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860 — Page 7

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Stone cutters island. Stonecutter

It is not clear

from the correspondence

before me,

what British Authority

of granting

land in the leased

Territory will rest,

but I have to

instruct

you, in

The Event of that

power being vested

in the Government of Hong Kong, not to

grant any lease or licence of any part of

The Peninsula

for Colonial or other purposes until

the matter has been carefully

considered by

the Imperial government.

I have suggested to Lord John Russell that similar

instructions should be sent to Mr. Parkes

to whom, as acting on behalf of this

government, the

lease appears to be

made

MS

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Stone cutters island. Stonecutter It is not clear from the correspondence before me, what British Authority of granting land in the leased Territory will rest, but I have to instruct you, in The Event of that power being vested in the Government of Hong Kong, not to grant any lease or licence of any part of The Peninsula for Colonial or other purposes until the matter has been carefully considered by the Imperial government. I have suggested to Lord John Russell that similar instructions should be sent to Mr. Parkes to whom, as acting on behalf of this government, the lease appears to be made MS
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Stone cutters beland. Stonecutte It is not clear from the correspone me, with before me, what British Authors. che power of of granting land in the lensed Territory will rest, but I have to instructs you, in The Event of heat power being rested in the Government of Hong Kong, hot & grant avveegearence the exisher grant any part J The Penisula for Colonial or other pumpase until the wantă che Imperial governach have leven carefull Considered. Shave suggested) to Lord Lohn Russel that similar motivations should be sent & M. Parkes to whom, as acting on behalf oft mis government, the lease appears the made MS
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Stone cutters beland. Stonecutte

It is not clear

from the correspone

me, with

before me,

what British Authors.

che

power of

of granting

land in the lensed

Territory will rest,

but I have to

instructs

you, in

The Event of heat

power being rested

in the Government of Hong Kong, hot &

grant avveegearence the exisher

grant any part

J

The Penisula

for Colonial or other pumpase until

the wantă

che

Imperial governach have leven carefull

Considered.

Shave suggested) to Lord Lohn Russel that similar

motivations should be sent & M. Parkes

to whom, as acting on behalf oft mis

government, the

lease appears the

made

MS

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