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After inspecting different positions, we recommend to Your Excellency that a site in Causeway Bay be selected.

In forming this opinion, we have been chiefly actuated by the following considerations, viz. that the position affords the advantage of easy communication by land and water with other parts of the Town, and that there is strong probability that the ground will be reclaimed and rendered available for building purposes, will find a ready sale, and add materially to the Revenue of the Colony.

The cost of the necessary work to make the ground available, when we have entered upon it, but were not particularly entered upon, are of opinion that whatever this might be, it would be more than compensated by the value of the ground reclaimed.

It will occur to Your Excellency that the other sites do not possess the advantages that we mention to the Causeway Bay Site.

We have to...

(Signed) Chas: S. Geo: Cleverly

Alex. Perceval

B. M. Murray

(True Copy)

W. Chomley

Colonial Secretary

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C 392 After inspecting different positions, we recommend to Your Excellency that a site in Causeway Bay be selected. In forming this opinion, we have been chiefly actuated by the following considerations, viz. that the position affords the advantage of easy communication by land and water with other parts of the Town, and that there is strong probability that the ground will be reclaimed and rendered available for building purposes, will find a ready sale, and add materially to the Revenue of the Colony. The cost of the necessary work to make the ground available, when we have entered upon it, but were not particularly entered upon, are of opinion that whatever this might be, it would be more than compensated by the value of the ground reclaimed. It will occur to Your Excellency that the other sites do not possess the advantages that we mention to the Causeway Bay Site. We have to... (Signed) Chas: S. Geo: Cleverly Alex. Perceval B. M. Murray (True Copy) W. Chomley Colonial Secretary
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After different positions

inspection of the

we recommend to

Your Excellency that a site in Causeway.

Bay

be selected.

In

forming this opinion

we

have been chiefly actuated by the following considerations, viz. that the position affords the advantage of easy

Communication

Land and Water, with other parts

by S

of the Town, and that there is strong probability, that the

and rendered available

purposes, will

und to be reclaimed.

ground

for building. find a ready sale, and

add materially to the Revenue of the Colony.

The Cost of the necessary work

to make the

ound available, whe

ground

have

entered upon,

but wer

not particularly entered

are

of opinion whatever this might be, it would be more than compensated by the

7

Nalue

of

the

ground

reclaimed

It will occur to Your Excellency

that the other Sites do not presess the

advantages

that we mention

to the Causeway Bay Site.

We have to

belong

(Signed) Chas: S. Geo: Cleverly

Alex. Perceval b. M. Murray.

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5. Chomley

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Bolonial Secretary

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