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3. If on communication with the War department, your Lordship and the Secretary of State for War - with a full knowledge of the case - decide that the Colony should forego the advantages proposed by erecting the pier, I shall be instructed accordingly - but till then I think it inexpedient to allow such a precedent as would be established by my yielding to a demand made under the circumstances above detailed, and though I should have preferred awaiting your Lordship's permission, I shall now direct payment of the money so as to secure the right, whilst I leave quite right with the final settlement of the question to superior authority.
9. In the meantime the Royal Hong Kong Regatta Club will erect their boat house on the site given them, as tenants at will - and I presume in no case would access to that site be refused to the Gentlemen of Hunt Club...
I have the honour to be,
Your Lordship's most obedient Servant,
John Bowring
Governor.
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3. If on communication with the War department, your Lordship and the Secretary of State for War- with a full knowledge of the ease- recise that the Colony should forego the advantages proposed by erecting the fier,_ I shall be instructed
accordingly - but till them I think it inexpedient to allow such a precedent
as would be established
by my yielding to a demandh
made under the circumstances above debailed, and though I should have preferred awaiting your Lordship's formision, I shall now direct payment of the money so as to secure the right, whilst I leaver
quite right
with the final settlement of the question
Ito superin authority. _
9. In the meantime the While Incloure Regatta Huub will erect their
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bout house
on the site
given them, as tenants at will- and I presume
te in no case would access to that
site be refused to the Bentlemen of Hunt Club...
I have the hour to be,
Your Lordship, host obedient Servant,
Mandorinely
Serves
Governor.
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