CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 607

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more or less to the Naval

and Military Departments.

6.

The reclamation

of this 13 acres would be

of no special advantage to the Colonial Government, and the resumption of Sharp's lots if they could

be resumed which is

doubtful, could

only be

effected at an enormous cost whilst the widening of Queen's Road would be of no advantage to the-

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Public whatever. If carriages

and omnibuses were in

use in

HongKong it might

be different but the only conveyances, it might be fairly said, are Rickshas

and Chairs.

7.

I should be very

glad indeed if this question

could be settled on a

fair

and satisfactory basis and Your Lordship has close at hand a able adviser so

a very

far

as Naval requirements

are