CO129-256 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [8-12] — Page 7

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Cannot be made retrospective,

we can then tring ah

v2+z

an

second

that

line of attack,

attack, the argument in 1885 fir S. Bowen the then fovenor

liberal area at Bidhberi gave up a Point for the Belcher's & Fly Point Batteries (with large intervening space which it appears is not hart oither Batter), on the assumption

actuall

that the whole area was

required, and

if it now appears

that a portion of that area

in

not actually required that

been used for any

for any militay

never

purpose whatever, then it is clearl

mequitable

regard such portion

އ

to

any

Sena

"Military land "to be treated

under the Crianlar. It is to be

noted that if

adoption of the

the principles of

the Circular had been known

to the fol. forth in 1885 they would certainl have been more

about giving

lanze slices of

Hms used against them

chary

land to bre

in accordanc

with the & mean principle laid

down in last par. of treasury

letter

W. Luck

7 Remind

of 26 Mar. 1890 to W.0. [p. 41 of annexed print

at one 95 8/10

gud 8/10

wait

N.251.

My Lord,

C

17637

VEC 7 r 92

Government House,

Hongting 24 August 199

$1892.

I have the honour

to inform Your Lordship

that a communication has

been received from the ~ Military Authorities in

Hongkong

Right Honourable wil afating Lord Knutsford, GCMG,

W. Brauslan Remind W.0.2.7.

8.W.J.21/11

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