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Hongkong No 368.

8th Dotober, 1890.

Acting Governor Frantis Heming, MG,

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The Right Honourable Lord Knutsford, Geme,

Colonial Military Lands and Buildings

Respecting the disposal

of-

DRAFT.

The Under Secretary of State

War Office.

MINUTE.

Mr. Graham 17 Jan.

Mr. Fairfield 17 Jan.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston 28F6-

Mr. Meade.

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Sir R. Herbert. March,

Baron de Worms.

Lord Knutsford. 5

Further Minuti on 218501,

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omisting pm.g & thendis

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21850/90

Sir,

Hong Kong

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حمرا

Downing Street,

6 March

February 1891.

I am directed by Lord Knutsforl

to transmit to you, to be laid be-

fore Mr secretery Stanhore, the ac-

companying extract from a despatch

Administering the

from the Officer

Government of Hong Kong on the sub-

ject of the memorandum (copy of

which is enclosed for facility of

reference) respecting the disposal

of Colonial Militery Lands and

Buildings.

2. It will be seen that the

question is one of great importe::ce

to Hong Kong, for the lads which

belong to the Colony hut are in mi-

Appear Ibe

litary occupetion e worth

It is stated Mat

$4442000.

It appears that the al-

if for from Military occupation nual rates upon these lands would be

not less than $50000 a year; while

the rentel/on which the rates are

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