CO129-296 - Public Offices & Others - 1899 — Page 35

B3 July, 1799

War Office.

1 Poelo.

Admiralty reapt -

Tus. Copy of letter to

Reclamation & Extension.

Hong Hong Noval Hard

[Anf: theirs of June. 9]

Hong Kong 8/61.

Sir,

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REGO 4 JUL 39

3 July, 1899.

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With reference to your letter of the 15th June 1899, W.L.1586/1660, forwarding copy of a letter from the

Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to the Colonial Office

on the subject of the proposed reclamation eastward of the extension of the Naval Yard at Hong Kong, and asking for

the concurrence the remarks of Lord Lansdowne on the

revised scheme for the War Department reclamation therein referred to; I am directed to acquaint you that the Secretary of State for War has no objection to the altera- tion suggested by their Lordships to the Colonial Office, in the arrangement of the sea walls &c: on the understand- ing that the expenditure involved is not to fall upon the

War Department.

2. I am to enclose for their Lordships' information

a copy of War Office letter of the 9th June which has

been sent to the Colonial Office in reply to their reference to this office on the subject of the reclamation and extension in question.

I am,

le Secretary,

Admiralty.

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

sa G. Fleetwoood witson