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being placed on the leasehold ground, Marked A.
In similar cases at Quarry Bay we have been
granted extensions, on the original tenure of our 999
3.
year leases, when these were required for the enlargement
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of our Works.
While an extension on terms of the original
lease disadvantages no one, it would benefit the Colonial
revenues, and we respectfully submit there are solid grounds
for specially considering this case which has no parallel.
in the history of the Colony.
As we propose to instal a Dockyard which may in
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the futurs be invaluable to the Smpire for we have
informed the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that we
desire to construct a Graving Dock which would accommodate
their largest battleship we venture to express the hope
that by granting our application you will enable us
to
build the Graving Dock on ground sil of which shall be
held under uniform conditions as regards the duration of
the lease.
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient humble Servants,
ble Lwires soos
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