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Government Offices, Victoria,

Hong Kong, 20th March, 1861

In to

of Yesterday

make no

reply to You Excellency's letter:

I have the honor to state that I

further objection to the Temporary

Military Works at Napier's Range,

and

have

only to point out that no

rrrangement of

this nature will be allowed to stand in the

way

of the final decision of Her Majesty's Government as to the permanent disposal of the Kowloon peninsula.

His Excellency

elba for

jor General

I have you

(Signew) Hercules G. R. Robinson,

Governor and Commander in thief.

Sir John Michel, K.C.B.,

Commander of the Forces.

fcn

Yen.

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