CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 54

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the island of Hongkong. I now desire to address Your Lordship respecting the new Water Police Station, which is now approaching completion on Kowloon, the promontory opposite this island, and which was ceded to The British Crown and annexed to this Colony in 1862.

The Surveyor-General (Mr Price), and the Captain Superintendent of Police (Mr Drane), have represented the urgent necessity of the construction by the Government of a sea-wall and boat-dock immediately under the new Enclosure.

New Water Police Station. I enclose a Report and Plan by the Surveyor-General; which I have myself carefully tested in two visits to the spot.

It appears that the land on each side of the proposed boat-dock has been leased by the Government by public auction to Messrs. Sassoon and Chater for a premium of $74100 and an annual Crown Rent of $6699. One of the conditions of the leases was the construction, under Government supervision, but at the cost of the Lessees, of a substantial sea-wall in front

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53 Stations the island of Hongkong. I now desire to address Your Lordship respecting the new Water Police Station, which is now approaching completion on Kowloon, the promontory opposite this island, and which was ceded to The British Crown and annexed to this Colony in 1862. The Surveyor-General (Mr Price), and the Captain Superintendent of Police (Mr Drane), have represented the urgent necessity of the construction by the Government of a sea-wall and boat-dock immediately under the new Enclosure. New Water Police Station. I enclose a Report and Plan by the Surveyor-General; which I have myself carefully tested in two visits to the spot. It appears that the land on each side of the proposed boat-dock has been leased by the Government by public auction to Messrs. Sassoon and Chater for a premium of $74100 and an annual Crown Rent of $6699. One of the conditions of the leases was the construction, under Government supervision, but at the cost of the Lessees, of a substantial sea-wall in front
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53 Stations the island of Hongkong. I now desire to address Your Lordship especting the new Water Police Station, which is now approaching completion on Kowloon, the promontory opposite this island, and which was ceded to The British Crown and annexed to ■ this Colony in 1862. The Surveyor-General": (Mr Price), and the Captain Superintendent of Polize (Mr Drane), have represented the urgent necessity of the construction by the Government of a sea-wall and boat-Dock immediately under the new Enclosure. New Water Police Station. I enclose a Report and Pean by the Surveyor-General; which I have myself carefully tested in two visits to the spot. 3.'.' It appears that the loud land on each side of the proposed boat-dock has been leased by the Government by public. quetion to Messt dassoon and Chater for a premium of $7/4100 and an arinual Crown Rent of $6699. One of the conditions of the leases was the construction, under Government. -super vision, but at the cost of of a Lessees, the substantial sea-wall in front
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the island of Hongkong. I now desire to address Your Lordship

especting the new Water Police Station, which is now approaching completion on Kowloon, the promontory opposite

this island, and which was ceded to The British Crown and annexed to

■ this Colony in 1862.

The Surveyor-General": (Mr Price), and the Captain Superintendent of Polize (Mr Drane), have

represented

the urgent necessity of the construction by the Government of a sea-wall and

boat-Dock immediately under the

new

Enclosure.

New Water Police Station. I enclose a Report

and Pean by the Surveyor-General; which I have myself carefully tested in two visits to the spot.

3.'.'

It appears that the loud

land

on each side of the proposed boat-dock has been leased by the Government by public. quetion to Messt dassoon and Chater for a premium of $7/4100 and an arinual Crown Rent of $6699. One

of

the conditions of

the leases was the construction, under Government.

-super vision, but at the cost of

of a

Lessees,

the

substantial sea-wall in

front

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