CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6] — Page 120

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future period of extending the "Cantonments" - which suggestion

- was equally applicable to any Military Marine lot at Kowloon Forts or elsewhere.. Kennedy

5. His Excellency is further unable to conceive how such reference could be considered a satisfactory explanation of the transmission without his knowledge

of plans making a definite distinct proposition such as that advanced

by Colonel Lowell, because no

sanction had

ever

been given either by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, or for War, or by their Government to

any of Colonel Lowell's views. Consequently as the

latter's communication had elicited no opinion from it, it might be treated as having fallen through several years ago.

6. It is very probable that when the Major General's attention is drawn to the above particulars, he will at once see how impossible it was

for this Government to

divine

the details of a plan framed

in 1866 and transmitted without the knowledge of this Government merely because Colonel Gordon said something four years ago whence it might be inferred that if he were still here he might...

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future period of extending the "Cantonments" - which suggestion - was equally applicable to any Military Marine lot at Kowloon Forts or elsewhere.. Kennedy 5. His Excellency is further unable to conceive how such reference could be considered a satisfactory explanation of the transmission without his knowledge of plans making a definite distinct proposition such as that advanced by Colonel Lowell, because no sanction had ever been given either by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, or for War, or by their Government to any of Colonel Lowell's views. Consequently as the latter's communication had elicited no opinion from it, it might be treated as having fallen through several years ago. 6. It is very probable that when the Major General's attention is drawn to the above particulars, he will at once see how impossible it was for this Government to divine the details of a plan framed in 1866 and transmitted without the knowledge of this Government merely because Colonel Gordon said something four years ago whence it might be inferred that if he were still here he might... Page 120 Page 121

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future period of extending the "Cantonments - which suggestion - was equally applicable to any Military Marine lot at Kowloom Faules or chewhere.. Kanker 5. His Excellency is further unable to confichent how such referince could be considered a enterfactory explanation of the transmission without his frivity of flans making a delincé distinct proposition euch as that advanced Clonel Lowell, because no sauction had evel been given either the Ficretary of Printer for the Colonies, or for War, or by their Government b any of Colonel 116 views. Consequently so the any مة M latter's communication had elicited no opinion hom it might be treated as having fallen through several years ago. — 6. It is very probake that when the Major General's attention is drawn to the above fortienler. he will at new see how imposible it was for this Government to divine the details of a plan framed in 1866 and transmitted without the knowledge of this Evernment merely because Colonel Mordy said something four years ago whence it might be inferred thank if he were still here he might. Page 120Page 121

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future period of extending the "Cantonments - which suggestion

- was equally applicable to any Military Marine lot at Kowloom Faules or chewhere.. Kanker

5. His Excellency is further unable to confichent how such referince could be considered a enterfactory explanation of the transmission without his frivity

of flans making a delincé distinct proposition euch as that advanced

Clonel Lowell, because no

sauction had

evel

been given either the Ficretary of Printer for the Colonies, or for War, or by their Government b

any of Colonel

116

views. Consequently so the

any

مة

latter's communication had elicited no opinion hom it might be treated as having fallen through several years ago. —

6. It is very probake that when the Major General's attention is drawn to the above fortienler. he will at new see how imposible it was

for this Government to

divine

the details of a plan framed

in 1866 and transmitted without the knowledge of this Evernment merely because Colonel Mordy said something four years ago whence it might be inferred thank if he were still here he might.

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