CO129-275 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [1-5] — Page 568

from the your of Hougkong

relative to

respecting the position of Lande

tensim

relative to the Ex land leased to thee Hangking helm "Military Reserver" in

rfolg kowlom. The first five inclosures to

I Whampoa Dock C. by the inclusion

of a portion of the

for called

Govenors de spt are not sent herewith, as they

anto tra He Draft letter

riffy

have alrea of reached

(returned herewith)

to the 9.0.6. Je tud

with your letter of the 12th

2. Jam to request zu wlth and I am to inform the deary Led Lansdowne you that he Chamberlain is

L

thin W.D. Mercyh

Un 5.0. C. at Hong

not prepared to concur in the terms of the

War Department

ite, because the to Or does

not appear to have enjoyed

any

the right of perpetual user

over

of the land

550

in question referent to

which seems rather to coms

in der

the category

alluded

to

in the

letter from this

Dep't of

the 14th April last

to which letter me C is

still

reply.

I I am fact

his.

auriting Lordship's

to add that

this

as to the position of the land

ein ques.

tion was

overlooke)

tant had not been brayh

to Mr Chambers notice

ma

when

your of 18

letter H Key B

GAT

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tr Mark 1896