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365

they state that from the information before

"Them they do not strike

any

atur

mighbering Island (than Stave Cutter's Island) "can be claimed as having formed part of

"The ceded Territory - ... Hong Kong

Hong Kong & Kowloon.

Monchioles as Green Island has always been included in the Harbour of

6.

I have caused the boundary of the

Harbor to be shown in the enclosed map

You will observe by a red line, which includes Green Island and Kellets

Island to which latter the above observation

Green Island are equally applicable

Victoria, and is shown to be included

in the Ordnance map of 1845, and as Harbour of Victoria alluded to in the convention of 1860 and clearly recognized by the Chinese Government must be presumed to be the Harbour delineated in the Ordnance Map, I cannot but think if this information had been before the Law Officers they would have held that Green Island is British Soil.

the addition that Kellets Island is within

a line drawn from Cape to Cape. Rights

of actual

profession have been for years

exerted in reference to both. On Green

Island a Quarantine Station was maintained for years,

and on Kellett Island there is a Military Magazine.

7.

Again I would draw attention to

Alumdeen Island on the North shore

opposite Alumdeen where docks have been

built. The present anchorage of the harbour


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365 they state that from the information before "Them they do not strike any atur mighbering Island (than Stave Cutter's Island) "can be claimed as having formed part of "The ceded Territory - ... Hong Kong Hong Kong & Kowloon. Monchioles as Green Island has always been included in the Harbour of 6. I have caused the boundary of the Harbor to be shown in the enclosed map You will observe by a red line, which includes Green Island and Kellets Island to which latter the above observation Green Island are equally applicable Victoria, and is shown to be included in the Ordnance map of 1845, and as Harbour of Victoria alluded to in the convention of 1860 and clearly recognized by the Chinese Government must be presumed to be the Harbour delineated in the Ordnance Map, I cannot but think if this information had been before the Law Officers they would have held that Green Island is British Soil. the addition that Kellets Island is within a line drawn from Cape to Cape. Rights of actual profession have been for years exerted in reference to both. On Green Island a Quarantine Station was maintained for years, and on Kellett Island there is a Military Magazine. 7. Again I would draw attention to Alumdeen Island on the North shore opposite Alumdeen where docks have been built. The present anchorage of the harbour Page 365
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t

365

کو

they state that from the information befor

"Them they do not strik

any

atur

ت

mighbering Island (than Stave Cutter's Island) "can be claimed as having formed part of

"The ceded Territory - ... Hongtong

کھ

HongKong & Kowloom.

Monchioles as Green Island has Vilsmelord

always been included in the Harber of

6.

I have caused the boundary of the

Harbor to be shown in the enclosed thap

You will

by a red him, which as Gore Grace observe includes Green Island and Kellets

Island ti which latter itre above obration

૧૧

Green Island are

equally applicable mich

Victoria, and is shown to be

Ro

included

ite

in the Ordnance tap of 18415, and as Marber of Victoria alluded to in the carvention of 1860 and stierely recognized by the Chinese Goonenment must be presumed to be the Harbor delineated in the Ordnance Map, I cannet but thinse if this information had been before the Law Officers they would have held that Green Island is British Soil.

the addition that Kellets Island is within

a line drawn from Cape to Cape. Rights

of achial

ad

profession have been for years

exerted in reference to beth. On Green

Island

for

QOVU

a

Quarantine Station

years,

and on

J

was maintained

Kellel Island there

is a Military Magazine.

7.

Again

I world draw attention li

Abaden Island on the Tenth shore

opposite

Aludeen where nolension decks have been

built. The present Just anchorage of ithar

EX.

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