CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8] — Page 108

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the Governor of Hongkong for his consideration.

This plan is as

follows:

" The Commissioner in charge

" of the Kowloon Customs, in whose _

"District the Gap Rock is situated, is

"

to be instructed to take the matter in

" hand, and his first step is to be to

" Communicate with the Hongking " Government and shite that, having "been authorized by the inspector General to make ar

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arrangements for

on the

" the exhibition and maintenance of "light in the waters of the Kowloon "Custones" District, he is prepared to " place the construction of a Light-

" house and exhibition and "maintenance of a light "Sap Rook in the hands

of whatever " person, e. q. the Surveyor General " or Harbour Master, the stongkong "Government may nominate, — " subject to the following understanding — " A . The Gap Rock is and

" remains

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" remains Chinese territory.

" B. The Gap Rock is not to be " used for any other purpose.

"C.

The Kowloon Customis to

"Contribute seven thomand

" five hundred dollars towards

• "the first cost of the light and

"D.

" seven hundred and

fifty

" dollars annually towards its

" maintenance whatever other

" moneys are

"the light "these

required for

over and above.

emms to be provided by

"Hongkong.

The dates for the

" commencement of the

"work and.

for the first

" exhibition of the light to be "fixed by the Hong Kong " Government in convection

" with the Kowloon

-

" Commissioner, and to be " reported

by the latter

d on

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