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Au regard to sales in the present state of the Colony; almost all our available land has been disposed of, unless the district of Bowrington is extended and Causeway Bay developed but though the above case there may be much to be done. It is still in Victoria in surveying and keeping the various allotments in form; hardly a day passes by but some such work is demanded as operations by tenants under Chinese overseer excepted the building progress; it requires the supervision of preliminary work during the day but it afterwards requires the Surveyor General.

In Kowloon a wide range of Country has now to be arranged, the survey has been executed by Mr Bird (formerly of this Department as Assistant Surveyor) and I have examined the whole site with a view to its intersection by Roads and the Sale of Land; but the final determination of these questions must remain until Her Majesty's Government decide the boundaries of the Cantonments, in connection with such services in Kowloon. I may remark that the important matters of compensation for land to be taken over by Government has to be decided this detailed surveys of the cultivated land.

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42. 43. 80 Au regard to sales in the present state of the Colony; almost all our available land has been disposed of, unless the district of Bowrington is extended and Causeway Bay developed but though the above case there may be much to be done. It is still in Victoria in surveying and keeping the various allotments in form; hardly a day passes by but some such work is demanded as operations by tenants under Chinese overseer excepted the building progress; it requires the supervision of preliminary work during the day but it afterwards requires the Surveyor General. In Kowloon a wide range of Country has now to be arranged, the survey has been executed by Mr Bird (formerly of this Department as Assistant Surveyor) and I have examined the whole site with a view to its intersection by Roads and the Sale of Land; but the final determination of these questions must remain until Her Majesty's Government decide the boundaries of the Cantonments, in connection with such services in Kowloon. I may remark that the important matters of compensation for land to be taken over by Government has to be decided this detailed surveys of the cultivated land.
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42. 43. 80 Au regard to cales in the present state of the Colony; abunt all our available land has been disposed of, unless the district of Bowrington is extended and Causeway Bay develped but though the above Case there may be the much to be done. is nin in Victoria in surviying and keeping the various allottments in forme; hardly a day passes by but some such work is demanded as operations by tenants Chinese overseer excented the builting progress; the the day but it requires the supervision of preliminary work during the Surveyor beneral afterwards. In Nowloon a wide range of Country has now to be arranged, the has been adminsking survey executed by Mr Bird / formerly this Department as Assistant Surveys) and I have examined the whole site with a view to its intersection. by Roads and the Sale of Land; but the final determination of there questions must remain until Her Majesty's Government decide the boundaries 57 the Cantonments, he connection with such services in Kowloon, I may remark that the important matters of compensation the for land to be taken over by Government has to be decided this detailed cerveys of the cultivated Y. i
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42.

43.

80

Au

regard to cales in the present state of the Colony; abunt all our available land has been disposed of, unless the district of Bowrington is extended and Causeway Bay develped but though the above

Case

there

may

be the

much to be done.

is nin

in Victoria in surviying and keeping

the

various allottments in forme;

hardly a day passes by but some

such work is

demanded as

operations by tenants

Chinese overseer excented the

builting

progress;

the

the

day

but it

requires

the

supervision of

preliminary work during

the Surveyor beneral afterwards.

In Nowloon a wide

range of Country has now to be arranged, the

has been adminsking

survey

executed by Mr Bird / formerly this Department as Assistant Surveys)

and I have examined the whole site with

a view to its intersection.

by Roads and the Sale of Land; but the final determination of there questions must remain until Her Majesty's Government decide the boundaries 57 the Cantonments, he connection with such services in Kowloon, I may remark that the important matters of compensation

the

for land to be taken over by Government has to be decided this

detailed cerveys of the cultivated

Y.

i

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