next to their premises, instead of the land on which the Naval Yard at Hongkong is situated, I have now the honour to forward, for your information and consideration, a copy of the reply which I have received to the letter which I addressed to Admiral Vesey Hamilton on the 5th ultimo, and of a further letter which I have sent to the Commodore on the subject; also a report of the Surveyor-General, on the letter of Commodore Morant.
2. I mentioned in my previous despatch that the Admiralty had requested, through Admiral Hamilton, that the land at Kowloong which they had asked for in 1885, and which was estimated at £46,700, should not be disposed of by the Colonial Government without giving them the refusal of it. I have now received an offer to purchase
Enclosure 1.
Enclosure 2. 12th April, 1887.
Enclosure 3. 5th April, 1887.
next to their premises, instead of the land on which the Naval Yard at Hongkong situated, I have now the
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honour to forward, for your information and consideration copy of the reply which I Enclosuret
have received to the letter
which I addressed to Admiral
4th April, 1887.
2.
Vesey Hamilton on the 5th ultimo, and of a further letter which oncler 18
I have sent to the Commodore
12th April, 1887.
on
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subject;
also
of
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report of the Surveyor-General,
on
on the letter of Commodore Morant.
2.
I mentioned in
previous despatch that the Admiralt
Admiralty
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my the subject
on the
had requested,
through Admiral Hamilton, that
the land at Kowloong which - they had asked for
in 1885,
and which was estimated at
£46.700 should not be disposed
of by the Colonial Government without giving.
them the
refusal of it. I have now — received an offer to purchase
a
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