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already disposed of, or content

himself with

a

site on

the

outskirts of the present Town

which would be at least two

miles from the centre of business.

5.

I merely mention this

Sircumstance as

confirming

the pinion I have before

corressed, that the present

ские

remands of

the war department if complied with, will render

Kowloon

the acquisition of valueless to this Colony for any commercial purpose whatever.

and under such circumstances

こ

this Colony would naturally deal

with Kowloon

as with other

outlying districts of

or Convenience in a

что

value

Commercial point of view, and

from which

consequence can be derived a Police would

Mo

revenne

of any

Course be

expense of

maintained, the

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which establishment would as

for

a

as possible, be recovered by Police Ralz

upon

the Chinese residents; but beyond this the Colonial Expenditure upon the district would be reduced to the narrowest possible timits.