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In Sir F. Rogers' letter to under
Secretary of State, War office,
28th
Septem Sir E. Sugard.
ber 1863, in answer to one
from
dated War Office
11th September 1863 relative to the Reserve S. M. Point, Kowloon Peninsula,
he states, "as this Point (S. M. Point
"Kowloon Peninsula) is very urgently required
і
and as it may
ov
whether at
"for Commercial purposes "be doubted at what period
be wanted for "Ballery, Heis Grace (The Duke of Newcastle)
"all it
May
Į
an erection of
"would recommend that the land showed
"be
17
given
over to the Colony,
on
a written
"Engorgements that if it showed ever be
determined to erect a Battery
on
this
"site, it should be redeemed
from its
a
(
"Occupants at the expense of the Colonys
"and handed
anded over to the Imperial Government
" within a fixed period such as 3 months "from the date of the application to To"
It must be borne in mind that no
substitute can be found for
of this Peninsula
for a
a
site
S. W. Point
for & Buttery
for the purpose designed, and, in case, of
even a
anticipating War, immediate profession must be taken the difference of a few
·weeks or days in the erection of a Battery
difference
may make all the value of the Defences
respect for the same.
in the Military
and
the
sequent
I would here point out the neccesity
the
as well as convenience to all parties for limits of these liabilities (viz: extent of
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