CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 245

Secretary of

State

for

on the si

subper.

the Colonies.

It is to be observed

that in view of the small advantage. acerning to the Colonial Government under the detailed scheme set forth

in the enclosure to the letter under

acknowledgment, in return for the

of £10,000 and the

BuL

large extent of land to be handed over to the War Department or constituted Military Reserve, the Governor

a

has not felt justified mending to the Secretary

ii recant

of

State the adoption of Major General Backer's proposals.

I have to

(Signed) F. St. May

H.

for Act. Colonial Secretary.

The Deputy Assistant

Adjutant General.

Y

opy.

})

Colorrial

0145.

Enclosure 5

242

Deputy Assistant Fodjutant General

to Acting Colonial Secretary.

tead quarter Office, Hongkong 22th June, 1891.

I have the honour by

direction of stis Excellency the Major

General Comm

to

manding acknowledge

the receipt of your

letter At 785

the 7th ultimo, forwarding copy of

a despatch which has been written. to the Secretary of

State for the Coloriès

by Sir G. W. Des Voeurs, on

the

subject

of the defence of the Kowloon Frontier and with reference thereto

I

and to remark.

1. That His Excellency notes - with estreme surprise and re

regret

that