CO129-243 - Public Offices & Others - 1889 — Page 401

Hong Kong r

44235

Copy

398

Horse Guards,

London. Sw.

22nd July 1889-

*

Sir

With reference.

of land

t

Your

letter of the

6th June 1889, respecting the acquisition

at Kowloon lave directed by His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief to acquaint you that the letter of the Colonial Secretory, dated 23rd may 1889. is not understood as it was unmistakeably stated by the surveyor General on the

that as building 19th November 1887.

the Lots in question had up

leases for

to that the been granted__

wh

I am to refer you to

the

opinion of the

Acting Attorury

General, forwarded with

Your

letter of

the 11th November 1887 as to ho Humphrey's

The

sole title bening the Garden Lot Lease

9.00

of

Hong Kong