CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7] — Page 121

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East point only of Nowloon Peninsula, is to

· for a Battery

be reserved

The Plan signed by the Governor, the Major General Commanding, the Commanding Royal Engineer and the Surveyor General, on the 28th April 1864, shows that, "The South West point of the Peninsula is to revert at once to the War Department at the expense of the bolonial Government if required for

and a

A

blanse is to be inserted

It

Battery only,

in the brown Leases to that

is

therefore

effect?

obvious that the land in

question will not be handed over to the

War Departments till required for

Mounting a

Battery, and I fuesume therefore only in the event of War

·True Contry) (signia) W. Wilson

I have ser (signed) W. Wilson,

Acting Surveyor General.

Acting Surveyor bensrats.

• Copy

Jn 15715

In

The Commanding Royal Enginien to acting Surveyor General.

Sir,

Royal Engineer's Office,

120

Heonghong, 20th Afuil, 1865.

I have the honor to actinowledge

the receipt of your letter dated 13% fratant relative to Boundary Stories being placed

upon. W. D. Ground at Nowloon, which I forwarded to

arded to His Excellency the Major

General Commanding, and beg to enclose

for your information copy of his reply thereto.

I have yo

(Signed) H. C. B. Moody, bol. Commanding in china.

(Ime Copy)

(Signed) W. Wilso

Acting Survey or General.

The Acting Surveyor General,

Hong không