CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 276

his present position, & they are still auxious to remain on the

Foremain best terms with him

arms

"Aquinaldo's men have secured Smany

a recent shipment through macas I believe & if the islands are handed back to Spain, she will have hard work to reestablish her supremacy, which outside Luzon was never very thorough

I have the honour to be

Sir

Your most obectient

your

%

Humble servant-

Kime Black

M General O. A. G.

overnor.

Decret

1898

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(Subject.)

Road between Wanchai and

Wong

estimated cool of.

nei - Cheong Gaps.

is $30,00

(Minutes.)

Mr Lucas.

It seems to

that before

we commit

regards

ourselves at all

سان

this road we should

atcertain (of whether Sir Henry Blake

con curs

with

his Predecessor (Jee 128) as to the desirability of

constincting this road

in return for the relin-

quishing by the W. Defit of the Military Reserve

above the 800 ft contour

I b) whether he

constiters

Nees woubouquet Paper is shortly likely to be in

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of

mount Cameron

that the Colony is now or

position to incur this

expenditure [We cannot judge

at

aty rate until