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that he is not yet in a position to give a complete estimate of the cost of providing the additional accommodation for the increased Garrison, but he hopes in a few months' time to furnish such estimates for certain definite portions of the scheme, which will serve to check the confessedly rough estimate in Appendix "D."
The £50,000 mentioned in that Appendix as a very rough estimate for replacing the accommodation that will be lost by the proposed sale of lands, does not include any amount for sites.
The view of the Secretary of State is that the Colony should provide such sites on Crown lands, but that it should not be called upon to purchase them at its sole cost, considering the very high price of land in many parts of Hong-Kong.
As the War Department is not prepared to pay any large sum for the purchase of sites, it will be necessary to
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that he is not yet
give
in a position to
a complete estimate of
the cost
of providing the additional accommodation,
the increased Garrison, but he hopes
For
in a
few months time to furnish such
estimates for
certain
definite portions of
the scheme, which will serve to check
the confessedly rough estimate in Appendix "D."_
The £50,000 mentioned in that
Appendix
as a
very rough estimate
by
for replacing the accommodation that
will be lost
the proposed sale lands, does not include any
sites.
Amount
ร
for
The view of the Secretary of State
is that the Colony should provide such sites
on
Grown lands, but that it should not be I called
upon
to purchase them at its sole cost, the
Considering
in
very
high price of
land
many parts of Hong-Kong.
As the War Department is not
prepared to pay any large
sum for the
"purchase of "Sites, it will be necessary
to
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