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 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
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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
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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
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