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where we

Meggridges proposed 800 yard rifle range monopolizes all the building sites until we reach the neighbourhood of the Laboratory,

: find ourselves in a circle of 200 Yards radius within which, buildings by stipulation equally impossible. Proceeding further East in vain search of a few hampered square feet to sell, we are immediately surrounded by another circle of 200 Yards

with the magazine for its Centre, and justly enough with equal restrictions against buildings. Finally upon emerging from the

Pale of this second Circle woe,

are already beyond the

Military frontier

of

€2.

Wanchai, having

find that we called Eastern

the Colonial territory come

through the entire

26

Military Concession without reaping any benefit.

23. In conclusion and in rectification of paragraph No. of Colonel Bassano's letter No. 4262 of 28th February 1876, I

may add that to be working

220 Coolies seen

the New road and that there

prospect of its being opened out to the Public, than applications began to be made to me by European residents for the areas which Colonel Bassano states lately to be needed. The ground along the new roads Eastward toward the Wanchai Gap, referred to

in the value owing to its distance from the European districts than to the drawback of its situation: which overlooks an excessively objectionable Chinese Neighbourhood and therefore to send thither applicants in search of building sites West of this Laboratory, would be the same as recommending a Gentleman who desired a site for a Mansion in the Parish of St James to go and seek it in

Copies of that of St Giles.

I have the honour to append hereto some correspondence bearing upon some of the points under discussion in regard to the also present repudiation of the cession of 1869 statement of the areas in Hong Kong and Kowloong already preserved to itself by the War Department for purposes other than

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where we Meggridges proposed 800 yard rifle range monopolizes all the building sites until we reach the neighbourhood of the Laboratory, : find ourselves in a circle of 200 Yards radius within which, buildings by stipulation equally impossible. Proceeding further East in vain search of a few hampered square feet to sell, we are immediately surrounded by another circle of 200 Yards with the magazine for its Centre, and justly enough with equal restrictions against buildings. Finally upon emerging from the Pale of this second Circle woe, are already beyond the Military frontier of €2. Wanchai, having find that we called Eastern the Colonial territory come through the entire 26 Military Concession without reaping any benefit. 23. In conclusion and in rectification of paragraph No. of Colonel Bassano's letter No. 4262 of 28th February 1876, I may add that to be working 220 Coolies seen the New road and that there prospect of its being opened out to the Public, than applications began to be made to me by European residents for the areas which Colonel Bassano states lately to be needed. The ground along the new roads Eastward toward the Wanchai Gap, referred to in the value owing to its distance from the European districts than to the drawback of its situation: which overlooks an excessively objectionable Chinese Neighbourhood and therefore to send thither applicants in search of building sites West of this Laboratory, would be the same as recommending a Gentleman who desired a site for a Mansion in the Parish of St James to go and seek it in Copies of that of St Giles. I have the honour to append hereto some correspondence bearing upon some of the points under discussion in regard to the also present repudiation of the cession of 1869 statement of the areas in Hong Kong and Kowloong already preserved to itself by the War Department for purposes other than
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where we Meggridges proposed 800 yard pifle range monopolizes all the building sites until we reach the Nighbourhood of the Laboratory, : find ourselves in a circle of 200 Yards radius within which, buildings by stipulation equally impossible . Proceeding further East in vain search of a few. hampered square feet to sell, we are immediately surrounded by another circle of 200 Yards AAVU are with the magazine for it's Centre, and justly d justly enough with equal restrictions against buildings Finally upon emerging from the Pale of this second Circle woe, ar already beyond the Military frontier of €2. Wanchai, having Ja find that we called Eastern the Colonial territory come through the entire 26 Military Concession without reaping any benefit. 23 In conclusion and in rectification of paragraph NQ of Colonel Bassano's letter Nr 4262 of 28th February 1876, I may add that to be working vzr 220 Booner wVTARİ Coolies seen the Newroad and that there الم بورگی می ہو پھر prospect of its being doen! 406 opened out to the Public, than applications began to be made to me by Europian pesidents for the areas which Colonel Bassano states littely to be needed. The ground: along the new roads Eastward toward the Wanchai Gap, referred to dams in the value owing paragraph, is by Arcan A of equal -less to its distance from the European districts than to the drawback of its situation: which overlooks ATU excessively objectionable. Chinese Neighbourhood and therefore to send thither applicants in surch of building sites West of this Laboratory, would be the same: as recommending a Gentleman who desired a site for to go Mansion in the Parish of St James to and seek it in Copies of that of St Giles. I have the honour to append hereto " some correspondence bearing upon some of the points under discussion in regard to the also presunt repudiation of the cession of 1869 statiment of the areas in Hong Thing and. Kowloong already peserved to itaulf by the War Department for purposes other than
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where we

Meggridges proposed 800 yard pifle range monopolizes all the building sites until we reach the Nighbourhood of the Laboratory,

: find ourselves in a circle of 200 Yards radius within which, buildings by stipulation equally impossible . Proceeding further East in vain search of a few. hampered square feet to sell, we are immediately surrounded by another circle of 200 Yards

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are

with the magazine for it's Centre, and justly d justly enough with equal restrictions against buildings Finally upon emerging from the

Pale of this second Circle woe,

ar

already beyond the

Military frontier

of

€2.

Wanchai, having

Ja

find that we

called Eastern

the Colonial territory

come

through the entire

26

Military Concession without reaping any benefit.

23 In conclusion and in rectification of paragraph NQ of Colonel Bassano's letter Nr 4262 of 28th February 1876, I

may

add that

to be working

vzr

220

Booner wVTARİ

Coolies

seen

the Newroad and that

there

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prospect of its being

doen!

406

opened

out to the Public, than applications began to be made to me by Europian pesidents for the areas which Colonel Bassano states

littely

to be needed. The ground: along the new roads Eastward toward the Wanchai Gap, referred to

dams

in the value owing

paragraph, is by

Arcan A

of equal

-less to its distance from the

European districts than to the drawback of its

situation: which overlooks

ATU

excessively objectionable. Chinese Neighbourhood and therefore to send thither applicants in surch of building sites West of this Laboratory, would be the same: as recommending a Gentleman who desired a site for

to go

Mansion in the Parish of St James to

and seek it in

Copies of

that

of St Giles.

I have the honour to append hereto

" some correspondence bearing upon some of the points under discussion in regard to the also presunt repudiation of the cession of 1869

statiment of the areas in Hong Thing and. Kowloong already peserved to itaulf by the War Department for purposes other than

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