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thus stated its views would be glad if the Military Authorities would similarly place on record the reasons why they claim a "right of perpetual power over the whole of the land referred to as the Military Reserve.
His Excellency the General has already, however, been informed by letter #2136/6= of 10th November last that the question has been referred to the Secretary of State and at present no reply has been received.
So much as to the reply to the General on the question of Military Reserves. That was dealt with in his (M. Pollock's) letter of 31st July, 1896 which was forwarded to the Secretary of State in the Governor's despatch No. 229 of 29th September 1896 to the Secretary of State to which I understand no answer has yet been received.
The Governor's letter No. 136/6 of 10th November, 1896 informed the General that the question of the Military Reserve lands at Kowloon had been referred to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
What somewhat puzzles me is the wording of Mr Chamberlain's despatch of 27th March, 1896 (C. O. D. A. = 64) for there states that:-
"The Secretary of State for War has instructed the General Officer Commanding at Hong Kong, if he sees no objection to the transfer to arrange with the Colonial Authorities for handing over the portion of the War Department lands required, on the conditions laid down in my predecessor's Circular Despatch of 30th December, 1894. I have no objection to the terms proposed to be offered to the Dock Company as described in paragraph 7 of Mr Cooper's letter of 12th December 1895.
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thus stated its views would be glad if the Military Authorities would sini- -larly place on record the reasons why they clasin a "right of perpetral
al wwer
over the whole of the land referred to as the Military Reserve.
His Excellency the Gymneral hav
already
however, been informed by letter #2136/6= of 10th November lost that the question has been referred to the Secretary of State
and at present no reply brow been received.
letter and
So much as to the,
regards
ards the
To the reply to the
general
the question of Military
Resories. That was dealt with, in his (M: Pollocks)
imke of 31% July, 1896 which was forwarded to the Secretary of State in the Governor's despatch Nr. 229 of 29th September 1896 to the Secretary of State
to which I understand no auswer
jet
been seherned.
The Governon
Governors letter Ar 136/0
of 10th November, 1896 informed the
"
General that the question of the Military
Reserves
(
Reserve lands at Kowloon had been
referred to the Secretary of State for the
Colorries!
What somewhat puzzles
Meis
the wording of Mr Chamberlain's despoten of 27th March, 1896 (u. ©.0. D. A = 64) the
there states that:-
: "The Secretary of State for War has " instructed the General Officer
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Commanding at stong kong, if "he sees wo
objection to the transfer
" to arrange with the Celonial M.. "thorities for handing over the por
" ton of the War Department lands "required,
on the conditions laid
" down in my predecessor's Circular "Despatch of 30th December, 1894. I
have no
objection to the terms
" proposed to be offered to the Dock Company
as described in paragraph.
7 of Mr Cooper's letter of 12th Decem: "ber 1895.
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f
the mistuction of the
Secret
y
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