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and mountenance of discipline and good

order;

I have the honour; in answer to

newerto

your communication Hongkong5

-of

1996

that

25th

7th March last, to inform you receipt of your instructions of the

October 18824, the Colmcial Government

communicated with

ivas

promptly

with reference

to the

resumption of

Marine Lob 20 and 21 I from alfr

Sharp (the owner

) now res

residing

in

England.

The Surveyor Several cudeavours)

to corse to sonce understanding with

Mr. Sharp for

property

for the purchase of the.

on equitable terises, tret to

purpose

av

that Gentleman's &

devande avere so

absurdly -

excessive aud unreasonable.

•All these preliminary steps

ivers

attended with consider able

debay owing to Mr. Sharps.

absence and other causes and it

was not till the 26th March.

1885 that a valuation was

obtined from the Colonial

Government which was then

the

quested to iuxist on Crown's right of resumption

and to

possible.

This was all prior to

my assuming command on the 12 April and since then,

both be

be fore

the 230

and after receipt

of

letter

of your March; my

that non

of

the 7th

endeavours

th