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Govt Pries

Vichna

Hay Kay 6th Feb/6

have to thank Y. E. for your.

letter of yesterday's date enclosing a copy of a letter addressed by you. in May last to the Per? of tatt for War respecting the appropriation

of land in Kowloon for the Mit

& Naval Tenrées

endrigh

Admiral Hope was good

to find we un

May lasts

H. E.

Lt. Seal. I is the frank S.C.A.

a

a

copy of a somewhat similar proposal for the reservation

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of land

in Kowloon which he had recom.

mended to the Lords of the

Admiralty. Afarist such an

appropriation Iremonstratest,

& the beer. Iftate for the Colomies in reply expressed his opinion that

the subject should be considered

with

a view

of affording the 7

greatest possible amount

accommodation to commence

generally, due regarobiing