CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7] — Page 611

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ENCLOSURE

Copy.

606

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd.

HONGKONG, 6th June, 1901.

20130

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you the contents

of your letter No.1478 of 20th instant, together with

the "conditions regarding the transfer of War Department

land" to this Company, have received the careful consideration

of my Directors in Meeting, and I am instructed

to reply as follows:-

1.

The Dock Company cannot engage to construct

a dock of such form and dimensions as shall be

approved by the Commander-in-Chief, China Station,

but are willing to submit plans of the proposed

dock to the Naval Authorities, and will endeavour

in every way to meet their wishes. The dock to be

built will be capable of taking in the largest ships

of H.M's Navy, but as you can quite understand a

dock built to Admiralty plans entirely may not be

suitable for commercial purposes and we therefore

cannot bind ourselves as the Naval Authorities

require: and, with regard to the latter part of

this condition, the Dock Company cannot agree to

the

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ENCLOSURE Copy. 606 Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd. HONGKONG, 6th June, 1901. 20130 Sir, I have the honour to inform you the contents of your letter No.1478 of 20th instant, together with the "conditions regarding the transfer of War Department land" to this Company, have received the careful consideration of my Directors in Meeting, and I am instructed to reply as follows:- 1. The Dock Company cannot engage to construct a dock of such form and dimensions as shall be approved by the Commander-in-Chief, China Station, but are willing to submit plans of the proposed dock to the Naval Authorities, and will endeavour in every way to meet their wishes. The dock to be built will be capable of taking in the largest ships of H.M's Navy, but as you can quite understand a dock built to Admiralty plans entirely may not be suitable for commercial purposes and we therefore cannot bind ourselves as the Naval Authorities require: and, with regard to the latter part of this condition, the Dock Company cannot agree to the
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ENCLOSURE / Copy. 606 Hongkong & Thampoa Dock Co. Ltd. © hongkong, seth. June, 1901. | 20130 sir, I have the honour to inform you the contents of your letter No1478 of 20th. instant, to-gether with the "conditions regarding the transfer of War Department - land" to this Company, have received the careful' consider. ation of my Directors in Meeting, and I am instructed to reply as follows:- 1. The Dock Company cannot engage to construct 3 a dock of such form and dimensions as shall be approved by the Commander-in-Chief, China Station, but are willing to submit pians of the proposed dock to the Naval Authorities, and will endeavour in every way to meet their wishes. The dock to be built will be capable of taking in the largest ships of K.M's.Navy, but as you can quite understand a dock built to Admiralty plans entirely may not be suitable for commercial purposes and we therefore Į cannot bind ourselves as the Naval Authorities require: and, with regard to the latter part of this condition, the Dock Company cannot agree to the
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ENCLOSURE /

Copy.

606

Hongkong & Thampoa Dock Co. Ltd.

© hongkong, seth. June, 1901.

| 20130

sir,

I have the honour to inform you the contents

of your letter No1478 of 20th. instant, to-gether with

the "conditions regarding the transfer of War Department

- land" to this Company, have received the careful' consider.

ation of my Directors in Meeting, and I am instructed

to reply as follows:-

1.

The Dock Company cannot engage to construct

3

a dock of such form and dimensions as shall be

approved by the Commander-in-Chief, China Station,

but are willing to submit pians of the proposed

dock to the Naval Authorities, and will endeavour

in every way to meet their wishes. The dock to be

built will be capable of taking in the largest ships

of K.M's.Navy, but as you can quite understand a

dock built to Admiralty plans entirely may not be

suitable for commercial purposes and we therefore

Į cannot bind ourselves as the Naval Authorities

require: and, with regard to the latter part of

this condition, the Dock Company cannot agree to

the

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