CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 415

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should be completed during the dry season, and (as they were included) and approved in the Estimates for the current year by the Surveyor General, proposes commencing early in November and I therefore mention this that Your Grace may not regard the item of Sanitarium, as profitably admitting of any further retrenchment.

8th August will have apprized Your Grace of the many difficulties encountered by Government in dealing with the Colonial property at Kowloon, and the impossibility of inducing the tenants to complete their share of the Sea Wall and reclamation necessary to render available the land leased in 1864.

7. Whatever those difficulties may have been at the moment when I transmitted that despatch to Your Grace, they have been since increased tenfold by the extensive damage, which the violent Typhoon of the 8th instant has caused to the Sea Wall at Kowloon, and a considerable portion of the reclaimed land there.

I do herewith report on the subject from the Surveyor General, whence Your Grace will learn that almost the whole Sea Wall has been destroyed, except probably the actual foundation. I say "probably" for

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should be completed during the dry season, and (as they were included) and approved in the Estimates for the current year by the Surveyor General, proposes commencing early in November and I therefore mention this that Your Grace may not regard the item of Sanitarium, as profitably admitting of any further retrenchment. 8th August will have apprized Your Grace of the many difficulties encountered by Government in dealing with the Colonial property at Kowloon, and the impossibility of inducing the tenants to complete their share of the Sea Wall and reclamation necessary to render available the land leased in 1864. 7. Whatever those difficulties may have been at the moment when I transmitted that despatch to Your Grace, they have been since increased tenfold by the extensive damage, which the violent Typhoon of the 8th instant has caused to the Sea Wall at Kowloon, and a considerable portion of the reclaimed land there. I do herewith report on the subject from the Surveyor General, whence Your Grace will learn that almost the whole Sea Wall has been destroyed, except probably the actual foundation. I say "probably" for
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should be completed during the dry season, and as chey were included) and approved in the Estimates for the the Senveyor General current proposes year cevu :encing early in November and I therefore mention this that Your Grace may not regard the item of Sanitarium, as profitably admitting of any furitier retrenchment. b. 8th encountered of the 345 My despatch No. 348 of the August will have apprized Your 9749 Grace of the many difficulties mamintered by Government in dealing with the Colonial property at Howlom, and) the imposibility of inducing the tenants to complete their share of the Sea Wall and reclamation 21 Sept. 1869. 406 necesary to render available the land. leased in 1864. 7. may Whatever those difficulties have been at the moment when I transmitted that despatch to four Grace, they have been since increased tenfold by the extensive damage), which the violent Typhom of the 8th instant has caused to the Sea Wall at Rawloon, and a caro iderable portion of the reclaimed land there. I doe az report in the subject from the Surveyor General, whence Your Grace will beam that almost the whole Sea Wall has been destroyed, except probably the actual formidation. I say "probably" for
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should be completed during the dry

season, and

as

chey

were included)

and approved in the Estimates for the

the Senveyor General

current

proposes

year

cevu

:encing early in November and I therefore mention this that Your Grace may not regard the item of Sanitarium, as profitably admitting of any furitier retrenchment.

b.

8th

encountered

of the 345 My despatch No. 348 of the August will have apprized Your 9749 Grace of the many difficulties mamintered by Government in dealing with the Colonial property at Howlom, and) the imposibility of inducing the tenants to complete their share of the Sea Wall and reclamation

21 Sept. 1869.

406

necesary to render available the land. leased in 1864.

7.

may

Whatever those difficulties

have been at the moment when

I transmitted that despatch to four

Grace, they have been since increased tenfold by the extensive damage), which the violent Typhom of the 8th

instant has caused to the Sea Wall

at Rawloon, and a

caro

iderable portion

of the reclaimed land there.

I doe

az

report

in the

subject from the Surveyor General, whence Your Grace will beam that almost the whole Sea Wall has been

destroyed, except probably the actual formidation. I say "probably" for

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