CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861 — Page 10

the Colony of Hong Kong from the ath Feb / 61.

of the

In obedience to the instructions

8

might hereafter be clamined if the ought

necesary.

Jain

indeed to

form

this

conveyed

1860

ui

Your

letter

of

the 10th Dear

1, a mixed Commission will be

shortly assembled to draw up the report you call for; St. CM. Mann

R.E. will be the Military Member

of the Commission.

་

Scannot however avoid here

stating

my

opinion that the whole

of the territory recently ceded should

be retained in the hands of the

Crown

i & that no portion should be

sold to private individuals, but leases

granted mistead. to that the ground

opersion for several reason

I have

every

reason to believe that what the Merchants require ground for is for the Storage of wagte

goods.

of cargoes which may require

to be temporarily handed when

Shufes are damaged, & soforth. The

business of the Mercantile Community,

will without doubt continue to be

trans acted at H. King; as it we be

highly inconvement to have part verfo the water.