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upon

hitherto, but

fference in value has not been insisted mister, exchanges of lands and modifications of the military

rights attacking to other lands have been

agreed

to without recording actual values, on the general principal that the exchanges etc were

equally advantageons to the Colonial government + to the War department. And observe that the exchanges referred tom paragraph 7 of the present despa teh recommended for adoption by the governor himself in

and that Mr Chamberlain accordingly supported 31905/00

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Hong-Kong, 23

May, 1901.

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In my despatch No.180 of the 8th, instant I had

the honour to submit for your decision the following points

amongst others, viz:-

(a) Whether the effect of the Circular Despatch

of the 30th. December, 1894, had been exhausted.

(b) Whether land in future required as Military

Reservation should be paid for by the War Department at

the full market value.

2. In this present despatch I desire to inform

you of my views regarding (a) the nature of lands already in

Military Reservation and (b) the extent of the rights over

such lands vesting in the War Department.

3. After consideration and a perusal of the

Report upon Military Reserve Lands at Kowloon furnished by

Messrs. Bruce Shepherd and Seth in 1898, I have come to the con-

clusion that Military Reserve Lands are lands which this Go-

vernment, at the request of the Military Authorities, has agreed

to keep free of buildings for purposes of defence.

4.

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P.

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