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London. Oct 9th 1901

To the Under Secretary of State

Colonial Office

Sir,

I have the honour to reply to your letter No. 34346 of the ... as follows:

2. In Hong Kong, quarrying stone is a Government Monopoly, which is usually disposed of either through public Auction or by sale by calling for sealed tender.

3. The quarrying of stone on private land is restricted by the terms of the leases, to obtaining material for building work on the land itself, and no stone can be removed ... . The Colonial Government reserve the right to obtain stone for their own works outside the Colony if the ground-

4. ... the right to obtain stone for their own works outside the Colony is reserved by the quarry farm-

5. The operations of the quarry farmer are restricted to certain defined areas on Hong Kong Island and in British Kowloon.

6. Until the commencement of the Admiralty works under Messrs Punch and Lowther, the system worked well.

7. ... I was aware that Messrs Punch and Lowther were aware of the system before they tendered. The Farm for 1901 was put up to public Auction in Nov or Oct last,

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London. Oct 9th 1901 To the Under Secretary of State Colonial Office Sir, I have the honour to reply to your letter No. 34346 of the ... as follows: 2. In Hong Kong, quarrying stone is a Government Monopoly, which is usually disposed of either through public Auction or by sale by calling for sealed tender. 3. The quarrying of stone on private land is restricted by the terms of the leases, to obtaining material for building work on the land itself, and no stone can be removed ... . The Colonial Government reserve the right to obtain stone for their own works outside the Colony if the ground- 4. ... the right to obtain stone for their own works outside the Colony is reserved by the quarry farm- 5. The operations of the quarry farmer are restricted to certain defined areas on Hong Kong Island and in British Kowloon. 6. Until the commencement of the Admiralty works under Messrs Punch and Lowther, the system worked well. 7. ... I was aware that Messrs Punch and Lowther were aware of the system before they tendered. The Farm for 1901 was put up to public Auction in Nov or Oct last,
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London. Out 9th 1901 To the Under decretory ystate Colonial office Sir L In 591 35270 REC? & REG 9 OCT 01 reply to your letter No 34346 other of must- I have the honour trefont as follows 2. In Geowrying ystone in Stongkang an (cour Lands is a Government Monopoly, which is ausurally, Either through fammed art ousured public Auction or sale by by calling for sealed tender. 3. The quarrying gotone au private land in restricted by the tenues of the leases, to obtaining material for building work on the land itself and no stone can be removed ace on all The Colonial foot reserve ther If the ground- 4. the right to obtain Z stone for their own works outside the Commits the quarry farm- 5. The operations ofther quarry farmer Votrited to certain defined are Cismite on Stonglong Island and in British Kowloon. 6. Until the commencement & the Admiralty شرع works under theasm Punch and Lowther & the dystem worked well and 7. far Ch I kuas, Mesin Punchand Lowther of were the system before they tendered. aware of The Farme for 1901 was putreffer public Auction in Now or Occ last,
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London. Out 9th 1901

To the Under decretory ystate

Colonial office

Sir

L

In

591

35270

REC?

&

REG 9 OCT 01

reply to your letter No 34346 other of must-

I have the honour

trefont as follows

2. In Geowrying ystone in Stongkang an (cour

Lands is a

Government Monopoly, which is

ausurally, Either through

fammed art ousured

public Auction or

sale

by

by calling for sealed tender.

3. The quarrying gotone au private land in

restricted by the tenues of the leases, to obtaining

material for building work on the land itself

and no stone can be removed

ace on all

The Colonial foot reserve ther

If the ground-

4.

the

right to obtain Z

stone for their own works outside the Commits

the quarry farm-

5. The operations ofther quarry farmer

Votrited to certain defined

are

Cismite on Stonglong

Island and in British Kowloon.

6. Until the commencement & the Admiralty

شرع

works under theasm Punch and Lowther &

the dystem worked well

and

7.

far

Ch

I kuas,

Mesin Punchand Lowther of

were

the system before they tendered.

aware of

The Farme for 1901 was putreffer public

Auction in Now or Occ last,

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