CO129-280 - Public Offices & Others - 1897 — Page 108

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From the General Offices Commanding in China To His Excellency the Governor, Hong Kong

Your Excellency

Head Quarters,

Hong Kong, 16 January 1897.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of Your Excellency's letter No. 24 of 25th December 1896

on the subject of lands at Kowloon.

In reply, I beg to inform Your Excellency that I am unable to find in any of the previous correspondence

on the subject any precise statement or definition of the position of lands held as "Military Reserve". Before, therefore, I reply to the War Office on the subject, I beg to request that Your Excellency will put on record the view of the Government of the Colony as to the general position of such lands, and as to the reasons

why,

I gather from Your Excellency's letter above quoted

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From the General Offices Commanding in China To His Excellency the Governor, Hong Kong Your Excellency Head Quarters, Hong Kong, 16 January 1897. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's letter No. 24 of 25th December 1896 on the subject of lands at Kowloon. In reply, I beg to inform Your Excellency that I am unable to find in any of the previous correspondence on the subject any precise statement or definition of the position of lands held as "Military Reserve". Before, therefore, I reply to the War Office on the subject, I beg to request that Your Excellency will put on record the view of the Government of the Colony as to the general position of such lands, and as to the reasons why, I gather from Your Excellency's letter above quoted
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i Copy 103 239 240 Segme From the Garvel offices Commanding in Chine To this Excellency the Governor, Hong Hong Your Excellency Head Quarten. Hong Kong, 16 January 1897. I have the hour to actwow ladye the recipt 151 of Your Excellency's letter N = 24 25. December 1896 G / on the subject of bands at Houghour In reply. Ibey to inform Your Excellency that I am unable to find in any of the presiones -spondence. on the subject any precise Corre- statement or definition of the position of lands held as Militang Reserve". Before there fore Treply to the Was office on the subject I key to request that your "Excellency will put on record the view of th Goverment of the Colony as to the general position of such lands, and as to the reasons at the why, 4 I gather from Your Exellency's letter above quoted ?
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From the Garvel offices Commanding in Chine To this Excellency the Governor, Hong Hong

Your Excellency

Head Quarten.

Hong Kong, 16 January 1897.

I have the hour to actwow ladye the recipt

151

of Your Excellency's letter N = 24 25. December 1896

G

/

on the subject of bands at Houghour

In reply. Ibey to inform Your Excellency that I am unable to find in any of the presiones -spondence.

on the subject any precise

Corre-

statement or

definition of the position of lands held as Militang Reserve". Before there fore Treply to the Was office on the subject I key to request that your "Excellency will put on record the view of th Goverment of the Colony as to the general position of such lands, and as to the reasons

at

the

why,

4

I gather from Your Exellency's letter above

quoted

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