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actremely limited, expecially
deu
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the
letter dam devired, when making
these boats, to bear in
provision for
mind, that at us distant date, they
feet
will be superseded by bouts 150 fort in tougth.
come to the
I have therefore Conclusion that, in all probability,
their
fordships will require the Naval Yard at Kowloon to be extended to provide
accommodation, and and for this
as
el
believe all the land south of that Yard : fires been leased to private individualo the extension on that sido is out of the question, except at a
very high cast, I would request Your Excellency to give the uccessa
uccessary
my direction that the land surrounding the bay worth of the Noval Yard may be reserved, fruding their "Lortships decision on this point,
I beg to enclose a rough outline drawing of the plots of land which I think will probably be required. I have carved it to be coloured yellow -
in
the plan.
I observe that it at present is
surrounded by
property,
villages.
aud
wow
War Deportmeet ~
that a Chinvee Squattin
occupies a portion of it.. I should ful obliged if you will
to be informed upon
what
terms the Colonial Government would
be prepared to give the Aduciralty
leave for 999 years,
my
so that, in
communication to their Lordships, I very be able to inform them of the probable cost of the extension ro.
I would beg further to request that the limit of the land to the
worth
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