CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873 — Page 62

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Hong Kong Water Hocks

Do the Crown Agouts of the Colonies

Grutteww,

I have had several interviews withic

W. Mi corvour relative to Hong Kong. The Wahrworlds at Pokfectium the Town of Victoria and as he likes for udditional Riservoves on the Island.

At my request tracinges thewring the Contouring,

of the Whiskich ucar Victoria have been ferepared; as, also,

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Report

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These Documents are sent withic the

Favings us also the Returns and Reports sent from Houg⋅ Rouy-

Hong Kong is a small Island situate off the Socille Castore Coast of Olivice at the mouth of the Cauton huvire the length East and West, is about Eleven Wickes; the breathe is from two to five miles the area is wearly twenty Square huiles

the Island is separated from the Mainland

• by about half a mile.

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Granite rises in Conces from five hundred feet to eighteen hundred feet above the alea, having steps Hopes -

area of land at such a level above Victoria us to permit of a

there is no

large

large

impounding Reservoirs being formed in which to