CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 553

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of the Peninsula

in the

very

heart

and all along

the

frontier as so

detrimental to the full

commercial

development of

Kowloon, that it would be

preferable

for

the Colony to

entirely dispense with the proposed

defence Works altogether and

consider that the undertaking

referred to in Colonial

Secretary's letter of the 25th of

June, 1887, over the extended

area in question, should only

hold good for a period not

exceeding two

years unless in

the meantime works shall

be in

progress

in connection

with the line of Defence.

run the remote risk of

invasion of the

territory

in

question.

11.

I have felt it my

12.

contemplated on conclusion it

duty to inform Major General

Barker that I can

only

consider

and would ask Your Lordship to

invite the Right Honourable the

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543 of the Peninsula in the very heart and all along the frontier as so detrimental to the full commercial development of Kowloon, that it would be preferable for the Colony to entirely dispense with the proposed defence Works altogether and consider that the undertaking referred to in Colonial Secretary's letter of the 25th of June, 1887, over the extended area in question, should only hold good for a period not exceeding two years unless in the meantime works shall be in progress in connection with the line of Defence. run the remote risk of invasion of the territory in question. 11. I have felt it my 12. contemplated on conclusion it duty to inform Major General Barker that I can only consider and would ask Your Lordship to invite the Right Honourable the
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543 of the Peninsula in the very heart and al along the frontier as so detrimental to the full commercial rercial development of Kowvivon, that it would be properable for the Oolon Colorry to heart hear dispouse with the proposed defence Works altogether and atr consider that the undertaking referred to in Colorrial Secretary's letter of the 25th of June, 1887, over the extended. area in question, should only hold good for a exceeding two periva not as unless in years the meantime works shared be in progress in annection with the line of Defence . run the remote risk of invasion of the terr territory iin question. 11. I have felt it my 12. contemplated. on conclusion al duty to inform Major General Barker that I can only cerisider would ask Your Lordship to invite the Right Honourable the
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543

of the Peninsula

in the

very

heart

and al

along

the

frontier as so

detrimental to the full

commercial

rercial development of

Kowvivon, that it would be

properable

for

the Oolon

Colorry to

heart hear

dispouse with the proposed

defence Works altogether and

atr

consider that the undertaking

referred to in Colorrial

Secretary's letter of the 25th of

June, 1887, over the extended.

area in question, should only

hold good for a

exceeding two

periva not

as unless in

years

the meantime works shared

be in

progress

in annection

with the line of Defence .

run the remote risk of

invasion of the terr

territory

iin

question.

11.

I have felt it my

12.

contemplated.

on conclusion al

duty to inform Major General

Barker that I can

only

cerisider

would ask Your Lordship to

invite the Right Honourable

the

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