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barracks are in the
the Colonial Government creating the necessary buildings, in place of those the Admiralty would
if the present Naval Yard exchanged for the land shown in
vacate
Avdo
the plan; now I would point out that
in the Hongkong
all the buildings Naval Yard
are
well built and in
excellent order, barracks, storehouses,
factory "outlay would be required.
A considerable portion of the portion in the plan is
coloured red.
under water, with a depth of from 20 feet sloping gradually to the beach. this is the bay in the chart North of the Kowloon Naval Yard, have to be reclaimed at considerable
expense.
5.
and would
I am not aware at what
price the Surveyor General values the land of the Naval Yard in Victoria,
but it is
as valuable a plot
really an
as there is in the City owing to its
central position, and
having
a
frontage its entire length to the North,
the South abutting
its whole length.
and on
that
an idea
would
about half a mile
on the Queen's Road; to give of the value of this property. I inform you, to the west of the Naval Yard, a plot of land containing
about an acre with
the praya,
frontage was purchased by the Colonial Government from the ... at $7 per square foot, a few days ago; therefore I expect that a very large sum would be realized if the present Naval Yard
was sold; and I doubt
much if the price of land on the Kowloon side, especially that lying east of
...
6.
Unquestionably the site proposed, marked A, is of much
very good for Naval purposes; there would be a good depth of water, about 20 feet alongside the
wall of
the
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batracks re in the
the Colonial Government creating the __ necessary buildings, place of those the Admiralty would
if the present Naval Yard exchanged for the land shown in
vacate
Avdo
the plan; now I would point out that
in the Hongkong
all the buildings Naval Yard
are
well built and in
excellent order, barracks, storehouses,
factory "outlay would be required.
ro, and to replace those a large
A considerable portion of the portion in the plan is
coloured red.
under water, with a depth of from 20 fub stoping gradually to the beach. this is the bay in the chart North of the Kowloon Naval Yard, have to be reclaimed at considerable
expence .
5.
and would
I am not aware at what
price the Surveyer General values the land of the Naval Mard in Victoria,
but it is
as valuable a plot
really an
a
as there is in the City owing to it ___
central position, and
having
a pla
frontage its entire length to the North,
the South abutting
ito whole length.
and on
that
an idea
would
about half a mile
on the Queen's Road; to give of the value of this property. I. inform you, to the west of the Noval Yard, a plot of land containing
a
Orone to
about an acre with
the praya,
o purchase
frontage by the Colonial Government from the at $7 per square foot, a few days ago; therefore I expect that a very large sum would be realized if the present Naval Yard
Av do
sold ; and I doubt
much if the price of land on the Howloon side, expecially that lying east of
valice.
6.
io
the
plot meanked A, is of much
Unquestionably the site propos
very good for Naval purposes ; there would be a good depth of water, about 20 feet alongside the are
ela
wall of
the
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