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Treasury Chambers, 27th August 1896.

C.O. 18944

The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have had before Them Mr Awdry's letter of the 19th instant, in further explanation of the proposed compulsory acquisition of Mr Sharp's property for the enlargement of the Dockyard at Hong Kong.

Assuming that this property is indispensable for carrying out the scheme of extension approved by Parliament, My Lords cannot withhold Their sanction to any steps requisite for obtaining it on reasonable terms.

The Colonial Ordinance under which it is proposed to ask the Hong Kong Government to proceed is called the "Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance", and this implies that Mr Sharp's property is Crown Land; My Lords would therefore ask whether it formed part of "Colonial Military Lands" surrendered by the War Department to the Colonial Government and subsequently sold by that Government.

My Lords would be much obliged for a sketch shewing the position of the land in regard to the existing Dock, and the form of the proposed extension.

The Secretary to the Admiralty.

I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant,

(Sgd) G.L. Ryder.

Works Loan 3367/96. 12 72733/96 2478 3205 sir,

Rece Rec 10 SEP JO

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Treasury Chambers, 27th August 1896. C.O. 18944 The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have had before Them Mr Awdry's letter of the 19th instant, in further explanation of the proposed compulsory acquisition of Mr Sharp's property for the enlargement of the Dockyard at Hong Kong. Assuming that this property is indispensable for carrying out the scheme of extension approved by Parliament, My Lords cannot withhold Their sanction to any steps requisite for obtaining it on reasonable terms. The Colonial Ordinance under which it is proposed to ask the Hong Kong Government to proceed is called the "Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance", and this implies that Mr Sharp's property is Crown Land; My Lords would therefore ask whether it formed part of "Colonial Military Lands" surrendered by the War Department to the Colonial Government and subsequently sold by that Government. My Lords would be much obliged for a sketch shewing the position of the land in regard to the existing Dock, and the form of the proposed extension. The Secretary to the Admiralty. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, (Sgd) G.L. Ryder. Works Loan 3367/96. 12 72733/96 2478 3205 sir, Rece Rec 10 SEP JO Page information is kept as is, assuming "Works Loan 3367/96. 12 72733/96 2478 3205 sir," and "Rece Rec 10 SEP JO" are part of the original document's metadata or marginalia. File reference is corrected as per rule 10, but there is no file reference in the given text to correct. The given text is already mostly in order, with proper sentence structure and paragraph breaks. Minor corrections were made for spelling and spacing.

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Copy Works Loan 3367/96. 12 72733/96 2478 3205 sir, Treasury Chambers, 462 27th August 1896. C.O. 18944 Rece Rec 10 SEP JO The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have had before Them Mr Awdry's letter of the 19th instant, in further explanation of the proposed compulsory acquisi- tion of Mr Sharp's property for the enlargement of the Dockyard at Hong Kong. Assuming that this property is indispensable for carrying out the scheme of extension approved by Parliament, My Lords cannot withhold Their sanction to any steps requisite for obtaining it de reasonable terms. The Colonial Ordinance under which it is proposed to ask the Hong Kong Government to proceed is called the "Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance", and this implies that Mr Sharp's property is Crown Land; My Lords would therefore ask whether it formed part of "Colonial Military Lands" surrendered by the War Department to the Colonial Government and subsequently sold by that Government. My Lords would be much obliged for a sketch shewing the position of the land in regard to the existing Dock, and the form of the proposed extension. The Secretary to the Admiralty. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, (Sgd) G.L. Ryder. Cia

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Loan

3367/96.

12 72733/96

2478

3205

sir,

Treasury Chambers, 462

27th August 1896.

C.O.

18944

Rece

Rec 10 SEP JO

The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

have had before Them Mr Awdry's letter of the 19th instant,

in further explanation of the proposed compulsory acquisi-

tion of Mr Sharp's property for the enlargement of the

Dockyard at Hong Kong.

Assuming that this property is indispensable

for carrying out the scheme of extension approved by

Parliament, My Lords cannot withhold Their sanction to any

steps requisite for obtaining it de reasonable terms.

The Colonial Ordinance under which it is proposed

to ask the Hong Kong Government to proceed is called the

"Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance", and this implies that

Mr Sharp's property is Crown Land; My Lords would therefore

ask whether it formed part of "Colonial Military Lands"

surrendered by the War Department to the Colonial Government

and subsequently sold by that Government.

My Lords would be much obliged for a sketch

shewing the position of the land in regard to the existing

Dock, and the form of the proposed extension.

The Secretary

to the Admiralty.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

(Sgd)

G.L. Ryder.

Cia

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