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M: Cox

C.P.L

16 April

I should add to the Admiralty letter that the cost of the preparation of the documents to the Expenses recessarily incured in legall resting the purperty in the Admiralty will

be home by

Conse

them. HB.C. Tuthil

C.P.L. 16

at once

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In ang further comununica- tim on this subject, please quote

with 1196/1039

and address letter to

The Secretary,

Admiralty, Whitehall,

London, S. W.

66680

18053

Sir,

Admiralty!

15

April

357

I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the

Admiralty to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the

25th March and 12th April 1898 Nos.6680/98, and 8053/98

respectively, on the subject of the purchase of Mr Sharp's

property at Hong Kong, and I am to request that the

necessary deeds and assignments may now be prepared for

the conveyance of the property in question to the Admiralty.

2.

The Commodore in Charge, Fong Kong, has been

authorised by telegram to make payment of the purchase

money, 375,000 dollars, to the Colony, when the deeds have

been duly executed and the property legally vested in the

Admiralty.

Under Secretary of State

for the Colonies,

COLONIAL OPPICE,

-No. 7

Whitehall, S.V.

I am,

gir,

Your obedient Servant, •

4J Van Sistant heale