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of 5 feet, and a similar survey of Stonecutter East is now well advanced. We have good surveys, with contours at 10 feet intervals, of the ground round North Point and Kowloon Dock Batteries. Belcher's Point has still to be surveyed, but this could be done in the same way as the others.

The sites of the Batteries, existing or proposed, already belong to the War Department, with the exception of Quarry Point and Stonecutter Central, which belong to the Colonial Government, especially at Belcher's Point where the site is very restricted.*

* This point is East of Belcher's Bay.

But in all cases, it would be desirable that the ground adjoining these sites should not pass out of the hands of the Government without reference to the military Authorities.

I return the correspondence sent to me, and have the honour to be,

(signed) W.M. Lloyd, Major R.E., for C.R.C. (absent on duty).

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191 of 5 feet, and a similar survey of Stonecutter East is now well advanced. We have good surveys, with contours at 10 feet intervals, of the ground round North Point and Kowloon Dock Batteries. Belcher's Point has still to be surveyed, but this could be done in the same way as the others. The sites of the Batteries, existing or proposed, already belong to the War Department, with the exception of Quarry Point and Stonecutter Central, which belong to the Colonial Government, especially at Belcher's Point where the site is very restricted.* * This point is East of Belcher's Bay. But in all cases, it would be desirable that the ground adjoining these sites should not pass out of the hands of the Government without reference to the military Authorities. I return the correspondence sent to me, and have the honour to be, (signed) W.M. Lloyd, Major R.E., for C.R.C. (absent on duty). —[

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191 of 5 feet, and a similar survey of. Stonecutter East is now well advanced. with contours We have good surveys, at 10 fect intervals, of the ground round North Point and Kowloon Dock Batteries. Belchers Point has still to be surveyed, but this could be done as the others. The in the same way sites of the Batteries, existing or proposed, already belong to the War Department, with the exception of Quarry Point and Stonecutter Central, which belong to the Colonial Government, especially at Belcher's But in all cases, Point where the site is very restricted * it would be desirable that the de ground adjoining * This point is East of Belcher's Bay. adjoining these sites should not pass out of the hands of the Government without reference to the military Authorities. I return the correspondence sent to me, and have the honour to be to. (signed) &M. Lloyd, Major RB, for CRC (absent on duty. -[

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of 5 feet, and a similar survey

of.

Stonecutter East is now well advanced.

with contours

We have good surveys, at 10 fect intervals, of the ground

round North Point and Kowloon Dock Batteries. Belchers Point has still to be surveyed, but this could be done as the others. The

in the same way

sites of the Batteries, existing

proposed, already belong to the War Department, with the exception of Quarry Point and Stonecutter Central, which belong to the Colonial Government, especially at Belcher's

But in all cases,

Point where the site is very restricted *

it would be desirable that the

de ground adjoining

* This point is East of Belcher's Bay.

adjoining these sites should not pass out of the hands of the Government without reference to the military

Authorities.

I return the correspondence

sent to me, and have the honour to be to.

(signed) &M. Lloyd, Major RB, for CRC (absent on duty.

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