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No.70/G

Sir,

Government House,
Hongkong, 5th August, 1899.

In reply to your letter No.906 of the 11th inst.
respecting the acquirement of additional land on Mount Parish by
the Admiralty I am informed that the area applied for is as much
as 107,000 square feet, and that although it is true that some
of the land is very steep and would have to be levelled by
cutting or building or both, before building sites could be
formed, it is not the area of the slope that is calculated for
selling purposes, but the level base on which it stands, and
further that, as instanced by a recent sale of land on Morrison
Hill, which realised $1 a square foot, purchasers can be found
who will bear the cost of preparing such expensive sites for
building purposes.

I am advised therefore that it would be undesirable for the Colonial Government to alienate a larger area
than that actually required for the new hospital, which I
understand to be within the limit shown in the plan by a double
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F.Powell R.N. C.B.

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No.70/G Sir, Government House, Hongkong, 5th August, 1899. In reply to your letter No.906 of the 11th inst. respecting the acquirement of additional land on Mount Parish by the Admiralty I am informed that the area applied for is as much as 107,000 square feet, and that although it is true that some of the land is very steep and would have to be levelled by cutting or building or both, before building sites could be formed, it is not the area of the slope that is calculated for selling purposes, but the level base on which it stands, and further that, as instanced by a recent sale of land on Morrison Hill, which realised $1 a square foot, purchasers can be found who will bear the cost of preparing such expensive sites for building purposes. I am advised therefore that it would be undesirable for the Colonial Government to alienate a larger area than that actually required for the new hospital, which I understand to be within the limit shown in the plan by a double ... Commodore F.Powell R.N. C.B.
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No.70/G Sir, 4 Government House, 227 25706 C 26 SEP 9 Hongkong, 5th. August, 1899. In reply to your letter No. 906 of the 11th. inst. the ^ respecting the acquirement additional land on Mount Parish by the the Admiralty I am informed that area applied for is as much * as 107,000square feet, and that although it is true that some of the land is very steep and would have to be levelled by cutting or building or both, before building sites could be it formed, is not the area of the slope that is calculated for 'x selling purposes, but the level base on which it stands, and further that, as instanced by a recent sale of land on Morrison Hill, which realised $1 a square foot, purchaserscan be found who will bear the cost of preparing such expensive siter for building purposes. I am advised therefore that it would be undesi- rable for the Colonial Government to alienate a larger area than that actually required for the new hospital, which I understand to be within the limit shewn in the plan by a double Commodore F.Powell R.N. C.B. &C,. 80,- &C.. black
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No.70/G

Sir,

4

Government House,

227

25706

C

26 SEP 9

Hongkong, 5th. August, 1899.

In reply to your letter No. 906 of the 11th. inst.

the

^

respecting the acquirement additional land on Mount Parish by

the the Admiralty I am informed that area applied for is as much

*

as 107,000square feet, and that although it is true that some

of the land is very steep and would have to be levelled by

cutting or building or both, before building sites could be

it

formed, is not the area of the slope that is calculated for

'x

selling purposes, but the level base on which it stands, and

further that, as instanced by a recent sale of land on Morrison

Hill, which realised $1 a square foot, purchaserscan be found

who will bear the cost of preparing such expensive siter for

building purposes.

I am advised therefore that it would be undesi-

rable for the Colonial Government to alienate a larger area

than that actually required for the new hospital, which I

understand to be within the limit shewn in the plan by a double

Commodore

F.Powell R.N. C.B.

&C,.

80,-

&C..

black

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