CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 413

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1.

On the 23rd.March 1882 the Acting General Manager of Eas-

tern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Coy. applied

to the Government for permission to lay a cable between the

island of HongKong and British Kowloon, between any two points

to be hereafter chosen by the Company with the consent of the

Government, and under or above roads and crown lands on both

sides.

The Governor(after having received the

sanction of the Secretary of State) granted the concession

upon conditions similar to those granted by the Government

in 1870 to the Great Northern Telegraph Company. In his letter

of May 31st.1882 the Colonial Secretary further informed the

Co. that the Government reserved the right to grant other

concessions of a similar nature hereafter if necessary, and

to approve of the places where the cables were to be laid.

The Company agreed to these terms, and in

theie letter of August 2nd. 1882 they forwarded plans showing

the proposed routes both for the submarine and land cables.

The submarine cable was to start at about 200 feet east of

Whitfield station straight across the Channel to the east

east of a rav-

side of the Dock Company's boundary, 20 yards ine or War Department land. The cables were to be about t

mile