Colonial Office (No. 18100/95) to the Under Secretary of State for War, referred to in Your Excellency's letter under reply. I have …
(Sd). W. Robinson
Governor.
Enclosure 2.
C.O.
22486
RECO
Pa 3 OCT 36)
Minute by the Acting Attorney General,
612
The point concerning which my opinion is desired is whether or not the lots of land included in what are ordinarily known as the Kowloon Military Reserves come within the phrase Colonial Military Lands used in the Marquis of Ripon's despatch of the 30th of December/September 1894, so as to justify the General Officer Commanding in his request to be furnished with a statement showing the value of certain land at Kowloon Peninsula lately included in the Military Reserves.
I will proceed to indicate as briefly as I can the various stages through which the Military Reserve Question has passed, commencing from the year 1883 when the question first came into prominence. In the letter from the War Office to the Colonial Office dated 15th May 1888, (see C.O.109 of 1883) the following passages occur:-
"With reference to your letter dated 2nd January 1883 forwarding for the consideration of the Secretary of State for War a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong suggesting that the Kowloon Garden Leases of 14 years should be exchanged on certain conditions for rural building leases for 75 years I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you that in the reports of the Local Defence Committee it is recommended that the space between the dotted red …"
Colonial Affice (N = 18100 / 95) to the Under Secretary of -State for War, referred to in Your Excellency's letter
under reply. I have se,
(Ld). W. Robnison
Governor.
Enclosure 2.
C.O
22486
RECO
Pa 3 OCT 36)
Minute by the Acting Attorney General,
612
The point concerning which my opinion is desired is whether
or not the lots of land included in what are ordinarily known as
the Kowloop Militery Reserves come within the phrase Colonial Mili-
tary Lands used in the Marquis of Ripop's despatch of the 30th. of
December
September 1894, so as to justify the General Officer Commanding in
his request to be furnished with a statement showing the value of
certain land at Kowloon Peninsula lately included in the Military
Reserves.
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I will proceed to indicate as briefly as I can the various
stages through which the Military Reserve Question has passed
mencing from the year 1383 when the question first came into pro-
y
minence. In the letter from the War Office to the Colonial Office
dated 15th. May 1888, (see C.0.0.109of 1883) the following passages
Occur:-
"With reference to your letter dated 2nd January 1883 for-
warding for the consideration of the Secretary of State
for War a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong
suggesting that the Kowloon Garden Leases of 14 years should
be exchanged on certain conditions for rural building leases
for 75 years I an directed by the Secretary of State for War
to acquaint you that in the reports of the Local Defence Con-
mittee it is recommended that the space betreed the dotted
red
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