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Secret Offices Victoria Hong Kong

this 8th March 1861

I have the honor to acknowledge Y.E's

reply of yesterday to my

despatch letter No. 134

Complaint

12th Feb 134 of 8th inst.

As regards

the occupation

of Naiter's range by the

Military

Authorities at the time of my

assumption of the administration

of

Kowloon,

a clause allusive to

that of the formal cession to which

I have referred in

my

letter to

Y.E., I must be strangely

misinformed, as

on the day

I walked

over

the ground on which troops were then quartered

a day or two previously

with the Earl of Elgin.

The

d... company

ground has been since abandoned by

the Military, & as it lies beyond

both the present Civil & Military

encampments it is difficult to

understand

in what way

it can

be said to be within the Military

lines.

I have been careful hitherto

to avoid all

interference with

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#42Secret Offices Victoria Hong Kongthis 8th March 1861I have the honor to acknowledge Y.E'sreply of yesterday to mydespatch letter No. 134Complaint12th Feb 134 of 8th inst.As regardsthe occupationof Naiter's range by theMilitaryAuthorities at the time of myassumption of the administrationofKowloon,a clause allusive tothat of the formal cession to whichI have referred inmyletter toY.E., I must be strangelymisinformed, ason the dayI walkedoverthe ground on which troops were then quartereda day or two previouslywith the Earl of Elgin.Thed... companyground has been since abandoned bythe Military, & as it lies beyondboth the present Civil & Militaryencampments it is difficult tounderstandin what wayit canbe said to be within the Militarylines.I have been careful hithertoto avoid allinterference with
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Soot Offices Victoria Hong Kong

thill arch 1861

I have the honor to ackage Y. E's

reply of yesterday to my

madein letter N° 134

Complaint

12 134 of 8 thirst.

so the occupation

As regards

of Natier's range by the

Military

Authorities at the time of my

aprmption of the administration

A

of

Kowloon,

a chate aus

ausweney to

that of the formal cession to which

I have refered in

my

Y.E., Imust be strangely

letter to

Mitiken

A

there, as

a

I walked

over

troops were then ghartered

day

the

or two preciously

ground in

with the Earl of Elgui.

The

d

company

ground artarily

has been sure abandoned by

the Military, & as it lies beyond

both the present Civil & Military

incampments it is difficult to

undertha

in what way

it cau

he sand to be within the Military

Luies.

Thavchen careful hitherto

to awid all

interference with

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