CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9] — Page 509

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THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

WAR OFFICE.

Pressing

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3 November, 1900.

With reference to the letter from this

department of the 24th ultimo respecting the

Military Contribution of Hong Kong, I

directed by the Secretary of State for the

Colonies to transmit to you for the con-

sideration of the Marquess of Landowne a.gop.

of a despatch from the Governor of HongKong

relative to the proposed exchange of certain

Military Lams in the Colony. I ar to rec

quest that the map, accompanying that des¬¿

patch, which is forwarded in original, may

eventually be returned to this department.

2.

I am to ask you to inform Lord Lansdowr

that the Secretary of State agrees to the

suggestion contained in your letter of the

16th ultimo (Hong Kong 5/389) that land al-