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to give up these sites to the Far Office. On this point

Mr Price one time Surveyor General,

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made & minute Aated 20th October 1888 and

entered in C. 3.0.1962/88. To resume.

The Government whored that the

acquisition of the skiper site

as fraught. with danger to the water expply, and promised to exchange the lower site (valued thing at$ 30,000)

for the land at Kowloon Point Bast and 112ck.

wonder of the

It is clear that the surrender

r of the lower site

was conditional in the surrender in exchange,

of the territory at kowbon, a point emphasized

Governet De Vaux in this minute. try.

ate of 27th Feby, 1889 and in his letter & of 7th May 1889 in 0.3.0.661/89 and

5th

L.

' again revived in 6.5.4. 2181 of

the fore 1890 in C.. J. O. 2878/89. Notwithstanding the conditional.

I offer, the Military Frechorities assumed to accipt it inconditionally, promising to recommend to the War Office that as

contensation in land or

given and so

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adequate.

money should be. and stating that they would advise the surrender of Kowloon Point Hist (in front

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