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Office will show that there has at different periods been much official correspondence respecting the formation of the Eastern and "Western Praya*" (or quays) of this roadway.

In fact, the two main portions of the City Praya are separated from each other in a most inconvenient manner by the interposition of the Naval ...

* "Praya" is a Portuguese word signifying "the Beach", and was adopted by the first settlers at Hongkong because the Marine Parade at Macao is so called.

... and military buildings; and it has thus long been considered of great importance to re-claim them by an embankment in front of buildings.

It appears by the letter from the Colonial Office to the War Office of June 24th, 1897, that, at that period, the War and Colonial Departments had concurred as to the importance of this work, and that it was desired, that "some agreement should be arrived at by which the work should be carried out conjointly by the Three Departments," (that is, the War Office, the Colonial Office...

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298 Office will show that there has at different periods been much official correspondence respecting the formation of the Eastern and "Western Praya*" (or quays) of this roadway. In fact, the two main portions of the City Praya are separated from each other in a most inconvenient manner by the interposition of the Naval ... * "Praya" is a Portuguese word signifying "the Beach", and was adopted by the first settlers at Hongkong because the Marine Parade at Macao is so called. ... and military buildings; and it has thus long been considered of great importance to re-claim them by an embankment in front of buildings. It appears by the letter from the Colonial Office to the War Office of June 24th, 1897, that, at that period, the War and Colonial Departments had concurred as to the importance of this work, and that it was desired, that "some agreement should be arrived at by which the work should be carried out conjointly by the Three Departments," (that is, the War Office, the Colonial Office...

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Office will show that there has at differens periods bum manch official correspondance respecting the formation of the Cestern and "Western Prayus* (or quays) of this

به هوا را استاند

and roadway.

onourine kwabunakanent

fact, the two

سان من

main pertions of the City pmovs deparates proves such other in a mod inconvenient manner

by the interposition of the Staval

* O raya

is a

and

Portuguese word

@ bigarifying "the Beach, and was abopted by the first settlers at Longking because the Marine Parade

at Macar is so called.

and Trilitary buildsrigs; and it thus long been consûered of quant

mmportance to re-mits them by

an embankment in front of buikdrags.

소.

sit appears by

سياسة

tha

letter

from the Colonial Office to the War

5536 Office of June 24/10, 1897, that, at that

period, the War and Colonial Departments had concerned as to the

importance of this work, and that it was desired, that "Come

"agreement wought, be arrived at "by which the work should be "carried out conjointly by the "Three Departments," (that isty the Mar ffice, the Colonial Office,

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