CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 527

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Colony

co-operation of this Co not feasible.

is

I have the honour to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,

5. Mowin

Enclosure.

Minute by Colonial Secretary, and

Ito have

523

Serveyor Several.

considered the

carefully con

Commanding Royal Engineer's proposition

to transfer the Military Establishment from

the centre

of the City of Victoria to Stone

Cutters Deland.

The project appears to have bron conceived with great care and completeuves in all its details, but as it hinges

on the

main condition that the Odmual.

Government shall borrow £500,000 for the

and that

purpose of carrying it into effect, the Imperial Government shall guarantee

the loan, we

apprehend that it realization

would not be possible,

его

Her Majesty's

Government have already expreesed

their inabi

inability to guarantee a Hong Kong Public Loan, and without peach guarantee

the

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