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9.

10.

Contribution was settled, they could not consider

the suggestion of the surrender in ex

exchange of

Kowtoon Ponet. Wast and West estimated by the Commanding Royal Enginen

th $161,000.

against $30,000 the value of the lower act. The

put the.

surveyor General, Me S. Browne put

-value of the Kowloon sites at the outside

$ 46,000. For this, see C.8.0.171)

8.171/90.

Zater

on the l

Military es

Norcherite nocepteA

the upper site after all, asked that it might be reserved and that the terms of acquirement chould form -a za Mer a for future

future considerskin. To this, the Government replied that the uppe. site could not be reserved muntil the lands to

be given in compensation had been actually designated . For this see C.3.0.272/91.

this

The

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reply of the Military Anchorities t apparently to forward a plan homing: boundaries of the upper site for the requiescence therin of the Government and to ack 4 for a Kansfer of the site to the star Department:

the question of the desiguation of lunts in

compene din