CO129-298 - Governor Sir Blake Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [3-4] — Page 369

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? Copy to 7.0 for connow wit reference to

that her Chamberlain proposes

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with Lnd Salisbury's concurrive to cinstinct

the D. Al to inform the Viceroy that seeing that

expense greatly in excess

of the

the value of the

Buildings

in

question

was caused of the

residance offered

offered to the occupatio of

new Territory H. M's govt propose to treat the

the

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Government House,

Hongkong,

of the

April, 1900.

value of these buildings

as a set off aganist

the Expeditione in question

to

& do not thughe

pay any compensation of the relee

propose of the buildings

or to allow thane Chrine Gout to pull them doww & remove the materials.

T.C.M. 11/5

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nclosure 17th March 1980.

sir,

With reference to my despatch No.145 of the

14th. of Jume last and to the 2nd. paragraph of your

last and

despatch No.251 of the 31st. October last, I have the

honour to transmit for your consideration the enclosed jextract from a despatch from the Viceroy of Canton rela- ting to the question of giving compensation for the value of the public buildings in the leased territory.

2. In replying to this despatch from the Viceroy, I stated that had received no instructions to make any payment for the public buildings taken over, and that I would refer the matter to the decision of Her Majesty's

Government.

ds

I have the honour to be,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, 14. P.,

&d..

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Sir,

Your most obedient

Humble Servent.

My Gascorne

Major-General

Administering the Government.