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No: 69/0

581

Enclosure

No: 8.

1811

Government House,

Hong Kong.

15th April, 1901.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

your letters No: 1811/1 of the 19th January last and

No: 1811/1 of the 25th January last.

I regret that I am unable to give the permission

sought by your letter of the 25th January to erect huts

on certain sites indicated and to construct reservoirs in

certain localities.

The attitude of this Government was defined in

my letter 64/0 of the 31st July 1900, more particularly

in the last paragraph.

The opening paragraph of your letter of the 19th

January in which you state that it is proposed to ask the

U.S.S. for War to create a Military Reserve over certain

land appears to me to show a misconception of the

functions of the U.S.S. for War and to ignore the fact

that no Military Reserve can be created except by this

Government acting under instructions from the Secretary

of State for the Colonies.

His Excellency

The General Officer

Commander.

Adverting to paragraph 2 of your letter

No:

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No: 69/0 581 Enclosure No: 8. 1811 Government House, Hong Kong. 15th April, 1901. Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letters No: 1811/1 of the 19th January last and No: 1811/1 of the 25th January last. I regret that I am unable to give the permission sought by your letter of the 25th January to erect huts on certain sites indicated and to construct reservoirs in certain localities. The attitude of this Government was defined in my letter 64/0 of the 31st July 1900, more particularly in the last paragraph. The opening paragraph of your letter of the 19th January in which you state that it is proposed to ask the U.S.S. for War to create a Military Reserve over certain land appears to me to show a misconception of the functions of the U.S.S. for War and to ignore the fact that no Military Reserve can be created except by this Government acting under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. His Excellency The General Officer Commander. Adverting to paragraph 2 of your letter No:

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No: 69/0 581 Enclosure No: 8. 1811 Government House, Hong Kong. 15th April, 1901. sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letters No: 1811/1 of the 19th January last and No: 1811/1 of the 25th January last. I regret that I am unable to give the permission sought by your letter of the 25th January to erect huts on certain sites indicated and to construct reservoirs in certain localities. The attitude of this Government was defined in my letter 64/0 of the 31st July 1900, more particularly in the last paragraph. The opening paragraph of your letter of the 19th January in which you state that it is proposed to ask the U.8.3. for War to create a Military Reserve over certain land appears to me to show a misconception of the functions of the U.S.3. for War and to ignore the fact that no Military Reserve can be created except by this Government acting under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. His Excellency The General Officer Commander. Adverting to paragraph 2 of your letter No:

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