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to force their

harbour.

5.

Oren

way

into the

defences

here are

wot

merely for self preservation but in the intreets of British

Cor

far

'ક્

ce

generally, in the East for whose protection

Our

fleet

it is very necessary should be almost entirely, liberated in teine of war nietead of being to a

or less extent shut

it's small

niore

arp in

Hongkong harbour which, with

Garrison, ought to

cafe as porcible

be

quade as

by every artificial

our forver cor

with such attacks

surate

aa

likely to be exposed to.

But

6.

it is har

tve

hardly fair the

Colony, with its leinited

Memin

with

art

should be saddled

than

Leere expense

would otherwise be necessary.

because it happens to be the stead Quarters of

алад

the Naval

Military forces

and base:

of operations in the China Seas, and, as

I said

said be

before,

I consider Your Excellancy's

offer most liberall

so that

you

won

20

unch

probably

not have considered yourself

justified in makin

in making it had

for

it not been.

reven

next year.

بو

The

the in

creaAV

of

from the Opinno Farm

profits ($1070,000)

mentioned by you

you as accriving

to the War Department from the "Praya Extencion" appear

very large,

but..

As

only

certain portion of the land, to be reclaimed can be disposed

of these profits

murely

are.

otherwise

hab and the

total