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Government House:

Hong-Kong, 24th March, 1899.

Sir,

In continuation of my despatch No.66 of the 17th instant, I have the honour to transmit for your information copy of a further letter from Mr. Stewart Lockhart and of its enclosures relative to the completion of the delimitation of the Northern boundary of the new territory.

Credit is due to Mr.Lockhart for having arranged a satisfactory provisional boundary line, but I am addressing Her Majesty's Minister at Peking with a view of obtaining an extension which will include the towns of Sham Chun and Sha Tau Kok.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient

Humble Servant,

Henry May

GOVERNOR, &C.

EASTERN

OFFIC

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The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P.

800.1

No.75.

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Government House: Hong-Kong, 24th March, 1899. Sir, In continuation of my despatch No.66 of the 17th instant, I have the honour to transmit for your information copy of a further letter from Mr. Stewart Lockhart and of its enclosures relative to the completion of the delimitation of the Northern boundary of the new territory. Credit is due to Mr.Lockhart for having arranged a satisfactory provisional boundary line, but I am addressing Her Majesty's Minister at Peking with a view of obtaining an extension which will include the towns of Sham Chun and Sha Tau Kok. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Humble Servant, Henry May GOVERNOR, &C. EASTERN OFFIC No. 66 9509. C.0. 10053 37% READ & Rent 22 APR 19 Page information is kept as is. The Right Honourable JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P. 800.1 No.75. The provided text has been formatted into HTML using `` tags for paragraphs. Spelling corrections and minor adjustments for clarity have been made while preserving the original content and structure as much as possible. The original page numbering and metadata have been maintained. The text has been proofread for spelling errors, spacing issues, and other OCR-related problems, and corrections have been made accordingly.

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to Lockhart managed the burmist

coste

No.75.

a. te di Blake

"We shall hear further vices-about an extended brundary -

& Proceed is prepared

Ewens M

з бо

mt ar

that

eflondell

from day

ht. I shambat läbis deber

Masters in mo

Bater

다

mid, (diners cutting

Koalan

76 28/4

C.0.

10053

37%

READ

Rent 22 APR 19

Government House:

Hong-Kong, 24th.March, 1

1899.

sir,

9509.

EASTEKN

No.

RIAL

OFFIC

In continuation of my despatch No.66 of the

17th, instant, I have the honour to transmit for your informa-

tion copy of a further letter from Mr. Stewart Lockhart and of

its enclosures relative to the completion of the delimitation

of the Northern boundary of the new territory.

Credit is due to Mr.Lockhart for having ar-

ranged a satisfactory provisional boundary line, but I am ad- dressing Her Majesty's Minister at Peking with a view of ob- taining an extension which will include the towns of Sham Chun

and Sha Tau Kok.

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P.

800.1

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient

Humble Servant,

Henry Make

GOVERNOR, &C.

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