CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 371

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on which I have permitted

the

the resumption of Military works at Kowloon, which, having been

commenced in defiance of

my authority,

were

suspended by my

the order of the Admiral.

on the

ground

The Surveyor General's Report which forms

one of

the enclosures will show

that both Imperial and

Colonial Interests

are liable

to injury from Royal Engineer's unauthorized

appropriation of part of Kowloon without sufficient consideration and without

any concert

with this Government.

I believe that Sir John Michel considered the place selected for these temporary

Barracks so unsuitable

that he would not have availed himself of my

permission to resume the works, had there not been

so far advanced as

to render it inexpedient to

stop them.

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on which I have permitted the the resumption of Military works at Kowloon, which, having been commenced in defiance of my authority, were suspended by my the order of the Admiral. on the ground The Surveyor General's Report which forms one of the enclosures will show that both Imperial and Colonial Interests are liable to injury from Royal Engineer's unauthorized appropriation of part of Kowloon without sufficient consideration and without any concert with this Government. I believe that Sir John Michel considered the place selected for these temporary Barracks so unsuitable that he would not have availed himself of my permission to resume the works, had there not been so far advanced as to render it inexpedient to stop them.
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on which I have permitted

the

the resumption of Military works at Kowloon, which, having been

commenced in defiance of

my authority-

were

enspended by my

the ofthe distant.

on the

oiden

The Surveyor Genera's Report which forms

one of

the enclosures will show

that both duperial and

Colonial Interests

are liable

the Commanding

to injury from Royal Engineer's unauthorized

)

appropriation of park of Kowloon without sufficient consideration and without

any concet

V

with this Governments.

I believe that Sir John Michel consider the place selected for these temporary

Barocks so unsuitable

Banneks

that he would not have availed himself of my

permission to resume the works, had there not been

so for advanced it mexpedient to

as

to render

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