CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 549

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to place the two Kowloon Forts at X and I or the plan I, the proposed line is intelligible, but when it is found that the Fort has removed to the extreme corner of the Peninsula to the point 2, and that an almost unbroken line of houses and Warehouses has been constructed on the Western line of the Peninsula, outside Military Reserves, as far as the Boundary, it is obvious that the old line is practically obsolete.

& therefore decided to inform the Major General " that in view of all the " circumstances the Government " with the concurrence of the "Secretary of State for the Colonies will be prepared to "support in the Legislative Council a vote for "not exceeding £10,000 towards "the more extended line of defence contemplated for the Peninsula

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to place the two Kowloon Forts at X and I or the plan I, the proposed line is intelligible, but when it is found that the Fort has removed to the extreme corner of the Peninsula to the point 2, and that an almost unbroken line of houses and Warehouses has been constructed on the Western line of the Peninsula, outside Military Reserves, as far as the Boundary, it is obvious that the old line is practically obsolete. & therefore decided to inform the Major General " that in view of all the " circumstances the Government " with the concurrence of the "Secretary of State for the Colonies will be prepared to "support in the Legislative Council a vote for "not exceeding £10,000 towards "the more extended line of defence contemplated for the Peninsula
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- to place the two Kowloon Forts at X and I or the plan I, the proposed live is interrigible, but when it is found that the Fort & has romoved to the extreme 5. 6. corner of the Perrinuula to the point 2, and that an almost unbroken love of houses and Warehouses has been constructed on the Western line of the Peninsula, outside Military Reserves, as : far as the Boundary, it is obvieres OQ 544 obvious that the old live is practically orselete. . & therefore decided to inform the Major General " that in view of all the " circumstances the Government " with the concurrence of the "Secretary of State for the ~ " رہو Colonies will be prepared to "support in the Legislative 4 Council a vote for "not execeding a durrr £ 10,000 towards "the more extended line of "depence contemplated for the Peneiron
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to place the two Kowloon

Forts at X and I or the

plan I, the proposed live is interrigible, but when it is found that the Fort & has

romoved to the extreme

5. 6. corner of the Perrinuula

to the point 2, and that an

almost unbroken love of

houses and Warehouses has

been constructed on the

Western line of the Peninsula,

outside Military Reserves, as

: far as the Boundary, it is

obvieres

OQ

544

obvious that the old live is

practically orselete.

.

& therefore decided

to inform the Major General

" that in view of all the

" circumstances the Government

" with the concurrence

of the

"Secretary of State for the ~

"

رہو

Colonies will be prepared to

"support in the Legislative

4

Council a vote for

"not execeding

a durrr

£ 10,000 towards

"the more extended line of

"depence contemplated for the

Peneiron

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