CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892 — Page 351

W. Braunsten

1. See last par. of Wo

W.0.

letter

of

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Feb. Cast (at end of annexed printer ), which fold Coast correspondence), appears to imply that the W.O. do not clain the fee simple value, but it appicars from last par. but one

Jour

letter of 2 Dec. (p. 12 of same print) that the S. Coast lands in question were granted in fee

2. Whether then any of

the landrat

Hughing were granted to W.0.in

I

fee, I do not know, as I cannot find 6969/89

that we have a form of

such grants

(see Enc. 3 in 21850/90,

short terms a which t hold law purchas

See also 6789 & guf.27 april.92 by them

7198

いま

Hong Kongs

1289

It is requested that in any further co munication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to

100

The Under Secretary of State, War Office, Pall Mall,

774/2

London,

(S.W.)

C.O.

5785

• 24 MAR 32

F&T 1000 1-92

WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, S.W.,

23 March 1892.

Sir

With refercive to

348

the

the i

& reference to your letter dated 10 February 1892. forwarding copy of a despatel which Lord Knutsford has now sent to the Governor of Hong Kong relative to the disposal of lands aled buildings occupied, by the War Departureat in that Colough ; Jam directed by the Secretary fattate polther to- observe that it would scarcely be advisable difference

to call in an Arbitrator to settle a

Colonial

of opinion between the Coloved and War

The Treasury would appear to be

offices.

"The proper Arbitrator.

the

The e

2. case seems to Mr. Stanhope very simple. The Colony assigns to the War Department lands for its absolute long as required for defence. ots

user as

be Nuder Secretary of State

Colonial Ofice.

long