CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 330

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DESPATCH.

Washington on the 15th.

June, asking whether this

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and asking Colony would wish to become a party to the arrangement; I have the honour to state

that this Colony is willing

to

on

o join as Great 12

the

same terms

Britain.

I have the honour to be,

Sirs Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,

B Mark Major General, Administering the Govern

No.

k 2 F L

1898

16 but

previous Paper.

&GS)-830-70060-12-05 238-70007-05

Subsequent Paper.

733

Hong Kong

No. 25014

(Subject.)

0.0.

25014

P.

Rect C NOV 36

Leasing of brown band

Seuss protects against

99 rears

forura

deciau

future

tenure & Brown Lands in

Mr Lucas.

with rebe

Thunkes actes on Parys Parlamation migh de

(Minutes.)

I think it

was only

be expected that

the lives of

Mr Chamberlain's decision.

to reduce the

Crown Lands in Hongkong would be opposed by the Mercantile Interests in the Colony. They slimet: prefer permanent Leases, which secure to #t

not to the

(roww the enhancement

of

of

the Land

You will see

been seat

ром

the

the Enclosures that protects have

in by the Chamber of Commerce, the leadin;

Firies in the Colony,

a

a representative of Missionary

representative of Chinese Interacts_

The objections rained are dealt with so fully

October

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