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works, drainage, Compensation res, it must have cover about one eighth

some prospect of obtaining revenue, and I need

not

say

that it is not to be had from a few

hundred acres

in the

rear;

of garden ground, or the Villages the people of Hong Kong will not

Submit to be taxed for the Maintenance of Kowloon if no advantage accrues to them by its acquisition other than the small strip of sea coast which will

have to be reclaimed at a heavy expense, and not

A

single point on the S. and W. Coast above the

sea level of any sort or kind whatever. The East

Coast is unavailable for European ships

and

the land in the rear low and flat and consequently

unsuited for English

residences or Godowns.

any

I am, therefore, of opinion that in development of Kowloon, if Mercantile and

Colonial interests are to be considered at all,

part of that sea board

in front of War Department land which it is recommended should be applied to Mercantile purposes. A small additional piece of ground is required either

as a reserve for Military buildings or for a naval Hospital but not for both purposes; and this is the only real addition. The deduction from the Original demand is the entire sea board, very nearly

(sd) G. F. Macpherson

a clear sea

435

frontage of the South and West Coast is requisite, (the wants of the Navy, of course,

being complied with,) and some portion, however

small, of the high ground in the rear, so that the sea board and land above may be in some

measure connected, and not so as to entirely isolate the strip of

Coast

from the rest of the Peninsula and thus repeat the fatal

error of Victoria, by

establishing the Cantonment in the very

centre

of the area devoted to the town, cutting off the Communication by the sea face; occupying

that

face, not required for Military purposes, - and which was, and would be now, of great value to the Colony; and in fact dividing the

Town into two distinct portions to the manifest

detriment of the smaller.

This injury to Victoria might have been

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works, drainage, Compensation res, it must have cover about one eighth some prospect of obtaining revenue, and I need not say that it is not to be had from a few hundred acres in the rear; of garden ground, or the Villages the people of Hong Kong will not Submit to be taxed for the Maintenance of Kowloon if no advantage accrues to them by its acquisition other than the small strip of sea coast which will have to be reclaimed at a heavy expense, and not A single point on the S. and W. Coast above the sea level of any sort or kind whatever. The East Coast is unavailable for European ships and the land in the rear low and flat and consequently unsuited for English residences or Godowns. any I am, therefore, of opinion that in development of Kowloon, if Mercantile and Colonial interests are to be considered at all, part of that sea board in front of War Department land which it is recommended should be applied to Mercantile purposes. A small additional piece of ground is required either as a reserve for Military buildings or for a naval Hospital but not for both purposes; and this is the only real addition. The deduction from the Original demand is the entire sea board, very nearly (sd) G. F. Macpherson a clear sea 435 frontage of the South and West Coast is requisite, (the wants of the Navy, of course, being complied with,) and some portion, however small, of the high ground in the rear, so that the sea board and land above may be in some measure connected, and not so as to entirely isolate the strip of Coast from the rest of the Peninsula and thus repeat the fatal error of Victoria, by establishing the Cantonment in the very centre of the area devoted to the town, cutting off the Communication by the sea face; occupying that face, not required for Military purposes, - and which was, and would be now, of great value to the Colony; and in fact dividing the Town into two distinct portions to the manifest detriment of the smaller. This injury to Victoria might have been
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works, drainage, Compensation res, it must have cover about one eight some prospect of obtaining revenue, and I need not say that it is not to be had from a few hundred acres in the rear; of garden ground, or the Villages the people of Hong Kong will not- Submit to be taxed for the Maintenance of Mowloon if no advantage accrues to them by its acquisition other than the small strip of sea coast which will - have to be reclaimed at a heavy expence, and not A single point on the S. and W. Coast above the sea level of any sort or kind whatever. The East for European ships Coast is unavailable and the land in the rear low and flat and consequently unsuited for English residences or 7 Godowns. any I am, therefore, of opinion that in development of Kowloon, if Mercantile and Colonial interests are to be considered at all, part of that sea board in. front of War Depart. mint land which it is nas recommended shoned be applied to Mercantile purposes. A small additional pect of ground is required either. as a reserve for- Military buildings or lo a naval Hospital but not for both purposes; and this is the only real addition. The deduction from the Original demand is the entire sea board, very pearl (sd) G. F.Ms. a clear sea 435 frontage of the South and West Coast is requisite, (the wants of the Navy, of course, being complied with,) and some portion, however small, of the high ground in the rear, so that the sea board and land above may be in some measure connected, and not so as to entirely isolate the strip of Coast t from the rest of the Peninsula and thus repeat the fatal error of Victoria, by establishing the Cantonment in the very centre of the area devoted to the town, cutting off the Communication by the sea face; occupying that & face, not required for Military purposes, - and which was, and would be now, of great- value to the Colony; and in fact dividing the v Town into two distinct portions to the manifect detriment of the smaller. This injury to Victoria might have been
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works, drainage, Compensation res, it must have cover about one eight

some prospect of obtaining revenue, and I need

not

say

that it is not to be had from a few

hundred acres

in the

rear;

of garden ground, or the Villages the people of Hong Kong will not-

Submit to be taxed for the Maintenance of Mowloon if no advantage accrues to them by its acquisition other than the small strip of sea coast which will -

have to be reclaimed at a heavy expence, and not

A

single point on the S. and W. Coast above the

sea level of any sort or kind whatever. The East

for European ships

Coast is unavailable

and

the land in the rear low and flat and consequently

unsuited for English

residences or 7 Godowns.

any

I am, therefore, of opinion that in development of Kowloon, if Mercantile and

Colonial interests are to be considered at all,

part of that sea board

in.

front of War Depart. mint land which it is nas recommended

shoned be applied to Mercantile purposes. A small additional pect of ground is required either.

as a reserve for- Military buildings or lo a naval Hospital but not for both purposes; and this is the only real addition. The deduction from the Original demand is the entire sea board, very pearl

(sd) G. F.Ms.

a clear sea

435

frontage of the South and West Coast is requisite, (the wants of the Navy, of course,

being complied with,) and some portion, however

small, of the high ground in the rear, so that the sea board and land above may be in some

measure connected, and not so as to entirely isolate the strip of

Coast

t from the rest of the Peninsula and thus repeat the fatal

error of Victoria, by

establishing the Cantonment in the very

centre

of the area devoted to the town, cutting off the Communication by the sea face; occupying

that

& face, not required for Military purposes, - and which was, and would be now, of great- value to the Colony; and in fact dividing the

v

Town into two distinct portions to the manifect

detriment of the smaller.

This injury to Victoria might have been

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