CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7] — Page 564

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

ENCLOSURE 4

(sub Enclosure /.)

559

Fon.Col.Secy.

I have had the areas checked. Those referring to the present site of the Naval Yard and the extension to line of new Praya are correct, so far as it is possible to ascertain areas from a plan on so small a scale.

The areas on the Kowloon side should be as follows:-

Areas coloured green exclusive of Torpedo Depot and properties to be resumed........... 4,708,140
Deduct area transferred to Admiralty under C.O.D.15
# 605,000.
4,403,140
Net area to be handed over...
Area to be resumed & handed over..................... 718,100
Total additional area proposed to be transferred to Admiralty..................... 5,121,300

With regard to the Estimate of value for present Naval Yard, &c., Mr Chater has taken the gross area. If it be laid out in the usual way for building lots, the streets and lanes will absorb about 50% of the area.

I think the value of $ per sq. ft. might be

Edit History

2026-05-31 19:13:00 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct

Live

View comparison

AI Proofread

ENCLOSURE 4 (sub Enclosure /.) 559 Fon.Col.Secy. I have had the areas checked. Those referring to the present site of the Naval Yard and the extension to line of new Praya are correct, so far as it is possible to ascertain areas from a plan on so small a scale. The areas on the Kowloon side should be as follows:- Areas coloured green exclusive of Torpedo Depot and properties to be resumed........... 4,708,140 Deduct area transferred to Admiralty under C.O.D.15 # 605,000. 4,403,140 Net area to be handed over... Area to be resumed & handed over..................... 718,100 Total additional area proposed to be transferred to Admiralty..................... 5,121,300 With regard to the Estimate of value for present Naval Yard, &c., Mr Chater has taken the gross area. If it be laid out in the usual way for building lots, the streets and lanes will absorb about 50% of the area. I think the value of $ per sq. ft. might be

Baseline (Original)

1 T ENCLOSURE 4 (sub Enclosure /.) 559 Fon.Col.Secy. I have had the areas checked. Those referring to the present site of the Naval Yard and the extension to line of new Prays are correct, so far as it is possible to ascertain areas from a plan on so small a scale. be The areas on the Kowloon side should as follows:- Ares coloured green exclusive of Torpedo sq.ft. Repôt and properties to be resumed........... 4,708,140.· Deduct area transferred to Admiralty. under C.0.D.15 #05,000. 4,403,140 Net area to be handed over... Area to be resumed & handed over..................... 718, 100 Total additional area proposed to be transferred to Admiralty. 5,121,300 With regard to the Estimate of value for present Naval Yard, &c., Mr Chater has taken the gross area. If it be laid out in the usual way for building lots, the streets and lanes will absorb about 50% of the area. I think the value of $ per sq. ft. might be

2026-05-31 19:13:00 · Baseline

View content

ENCLOSURE 4

(sub Enclosure /.)

559

Fon.Col.Secy.

I have had the areas checked. Those

referring to the present site of the Naval Yard and

the extension to line of new Prays are correct, so

far as it is possible to ascertain areas from a

plan on so small a scale.

The areas on the Kowloon side should as

follows:-

Ares coloured green exclusive of Torpedo

sq.ft.

Repôt and properties to be resumed........... 4,708,140.·

Deduct area transferred to Admiralty.

under C.0.D.15

#05,000.

4,403,140

Net area to be handed over...

Area to be resumed & handed over..................... 718, 100

Total additional area proposed

to be transferred to Admiralty.

5,121,300

With regard to the Estimate of value for present

Naval Yard, &c., Mr Chater has taken the gross area.

If it be laid out in the usual way for building lots,

the streets and lanes will absorb about 50% of the

area.

I think the value of $ per sq. ft. might

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.