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1521

It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to-

The Under Secretary of State for War,

War Office, Pall Mall,

London, (S.W.)

503 C. O. 4150

WAR OFFICE

10th March

RECD 12 MAR 188

Lieutenant Governor is directed to acquaint you, for the information of the Earl of Derby, that the Secretary of State for War is desirous of obtaining Surveys contoured at Vertical intervals of 5 feet, of several plots

of land at Hong Kong which have been reported upon as sites suitable for the erection of works for the defence of the harbour at that Station.

The following are the sites alluded to. Vizt. Belcher's Point, Stonecutter West, Stonecutter's Island, Green Island, Quarry Point, and the Ground Round North Point and Kowloon Dock Batteries.

I am to enquire whether these Surveys could be undertaken by the Surveyor General.

The Under Secretary of State

Colonial Office

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1521 It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to- The Under Secretary of State for War, War Office, Pall Mall, London, (S.W.) 503 C. O. 4150 WAR OFFICE 10th March RECD 12 MAR 188 Lieutenant Governor is directed to acquaint you, for the information of the Earl of Derby, that the Secretary of State for War is desirous of obtaining Surveys contoured at Vertical intervals of 5 feet, of several plots of land at Hong Kong which have been reported upon as sites suitable for the erection of works for the defence of the harbour at that Station. The following are the sites alluded to. Vizt. Belcher's Point, Stonecutter West, Stonecutter's Island, Green Island, Quarry Point, and the Ground Round North Point and Kowloon Dock Batteries. I am to enquire whether these Surveys could be undertaken by the Surveyor General. The Under Secretary of State Colonial Office
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1521

It is requested that in any further com- munication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to-

The Under Secretary of State for War,

War Office, Pall Mall,

London, (S.W.)

503

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WAR OFFICEREC?

10th March

REGO 12 MAR

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