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given to construct Chinese Houses

on

a

property belonging to the War Department, which it is proposed to sell, and which is situated beyond the limits recommended for such buildings by the Surveyor-General, and approved by

Lord Carnarvon's despatch W.145 13355/17

of 22nd November, 1877.

2.

On the 21st November, (W.442)

1885, Sir George Bowen forwarded and recommended an application 923738

of a similar nature made by the Reverend Dr. Chalmers

of

the

London

237

London Missionary Society, to which application a favourable reply

was received from the Colonial Office. I explained in

my despatch before referred to

the

reasons

why I could not

recommend that the application

of

the

Officer Commanding

the

Troops should be granted.

3.

Circumstances have ... changed since then. The

limits beyond which Chinese Houses

may

not be built would

appear from Lord Carnarvon's

despatch.

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given to construct Chinese Houses on a property belonging to the War Department, which it is proposed to sell, and which is situated beyond the limits recommended for such buildings by the Surveyor-General, and approved by Lord Carnarvon's despatch W.145 13355/17 of 22nd November, 1877. 2. On the 21st November, (W.442) 1885, Sir George Bowen forwarded and recommended an application 923738 of a similar nature made by the Reverend Dr. Chalmers of the London 237 London Missionary Society, to which application a favourable reply was received from the Colonial Office. I explained in my despatch before referred to the reasons why I could not recommend that the application of the Officer Commanding the Troops should be granted. 3. Circumstances have ... changed since then. The limits beyond which Chinese Houses may not be built would appear from Lord Carnarvon's despatch.
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given to construct, Chinese Houses on a property belonging to the War Department, which it is proposed to sell, and which is situated beyond the limits recommended 1 for such buildings by the Surveyor-General, and approved by qu Lord Carnarvon's despatch W. 145 13355 17 of 22nd November, 1877. 2. On the 21st November, (W.442) 1885, Sir George Bowen forwarded Ge and recommended an application 923738 of a similar nature made by the Reverend Dr. Chalmers of the London 237 London Missionary Society, to_ which application a favourable reply was received from the - Colonial Office . I explained in my despatch before referred to the reasons why I could not _ recommend that the application of the Officer Commanding the Circumstances have Troops should be granted. 3. - however changed since then. The limits beyond which Chinese - Houses may not be built would appear from Lord Carnarvon's despatch.
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given to construct, Chinese Houses

on

a

property belonging to the War Department, which it is proposed to sell, and which is situated beyond the limits recommended 1 for such buildings by the Surveyor-General, and approved by

qu

Lord Carnarvon's despatch W. 145 13355 17

of 22nd November, 1877.

2.

On the 21st November, (W.442)

1885, Sir George Bowen forwarded Ge

and recommended an

application 923738

of a similar nature made by the

Reverend Dr. Chalmers

of

the

London

237

London Missionary Society, to_ which application a favourable

reply

was received from the -

Colonial Office . I explained in

my despatch before referred to

the

reasons

why I could not _

recommend that the application

of

the

Officer

Commanding

the

Circumstances have

Troops should be granted.

3.

- however changed since then. The

limits beyond which Chinese -

Houses

may

not be built would

appear from Lord Carnarvon's

despatch.

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