CO129-312 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [7-9] — Page 129

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 169 of the 13th. ultimo, enclosing a Memorandum of a Conference between representatives of the Treasury, the War Office, and the Colonial Office; and stating that you had agreed, on behalf of the Colony, to all the recommendations for exchanges of land between the War Department and the Colonial Government,

2.

With regard to the land to be surrendered by the War Department for the purpose of an extension of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's premises at Kowloon, I have to point out that the land in Military Reservation, shewn coloured green on the plan accompanying the letter from the Dock Company of the 11th. June, 1901, copy of which, with plan formed one of the enclosures to Sir Henry Blake's Despatch No. 249 of the 9th. of July, 1901, has not been included in the exchanges detailed in your Despatch under acknowledgment.

It appears that the local Military Authorities were not asked to obtain the sanction of the War Department for the release from reservation of this land, pending the settlement of the question raised in Sir Henry Blake's Despatch No. 194 of the 23rd. May, 1901, of the terms upon which Military Reserve

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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800.

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Tal.Su 299herewithas in draft here within referring have forto har 2 of om letter on 29987 0. addingI so nifan W..ہےthat W (proposes"(proposes to replypar. 4 that wisthat this pointy raised are merW.0. letter folEnc. in 28161 who crossed thinalm Ju927/2Page 1No. 335Hongkong.C.0.we22528Gov 29150I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 169 of the 13th. ultimo, enclosing a Memorandum of a Conference between representatives of the Treasury, the War Office, and the Colonial Office; and stating that you had agreed, on behalf of the Colony, to all the recommendations for exchanges of land between the War Department and the Colonial Government,2.With regard to the land to be surrendered by the War Department for the purpose of an extension of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's premises at Kowloon, I have to point out that the land in Military Reservation, shewn coloured green on the plan accompanying the letter from the Dock Company of the 11th. June, 1901, copy of which, with plan formed one of the enclosures to Sir Henry Blake's Despatch No. 249 of the 9th. of July, 1901, has not been included in the exchanges detailed in your Despatch under acknowledgment.It appears that the local Military Authorities were not asked to obtain the sanction of the War Department for the release from reservation of this land, pending the settlement of the question raised in Sir Henry Blake's Despatch No. 194 of the 23rd. May, 1901, of the terms upon which Military ReserveTHE RIGHT HONOURABLEJOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,80...800.Page 127 ......Page 363 is not present in the original text, hence not added. The original text seems to be a mix of unrelated and related content. The main content appears to be a formal letter from the Government House in Hongkong, dated 26th July, 1902. The unrelated content at the beginning seems to be a draft or notes. I have kept the "Page 1" as it was present in the original text.
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Tal.Su 299herewithasin draft here within referring have forto har 2 of om letter on 29987 0. addingI so nifan W..ہےthat W ( proposes"( proposes to replypar. 4 that wisthat this pointy raised are merW.0. letter folEnc. in 28161 who crossed thinalm Ju927/2 1No. 335Hongkong.C.0.we22528Gov 29150I have the honour to acknowledge the re-ceipt of your Despatch No. 169 of the 13th. ultimo, enclosing a Memorandum of a Conference between representatives of the Treasury, the War Office, and the Colonial Office; and stating that you had agreed, on behalf of the Colony, to all the recom-mendations for exchanges of land between the War Department and the Colonial Government,2.With regard to the land to be surrendered by the War Department for the purpose of an extension of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's premises at Kowloon, I have to point out that the land in Military Reservation, shewn coloured green on the plan accompanying the letter from the Dock Company of the 11th. June, 1901, copy of which, with plan formed one of the enclosures to Sir Henry Blake's Despatch No. 249 of the 9th. of July, 1901, has not been included in the exchanges detailed in your Despatch under acknowledgment.It appears that the local Military Authorities wereGou 217b4 not asked to obtain the sanction of the War Department for the release from reservation of this land, pending the settle-Oment of the question raised in Sir Henry Blake's Despatch No. 194 of the 23rd. May, 1901, of the terms upon which Military ReserveTHE RIGHT HONOURABLEJOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,80...800.
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Tal.

Su 299

herewith

asin draft here within referring have for

to har 2 of om letter on 29987 0. adding

I so nifan W..

ہے

that W ( proposes

"( proposes to reply

par. 4 that w

is

that this pointy raised are mer

4 Jan. 243 of

W.0. letter fol

Enc. in 28161 who crossed thin

alm Ju927/2

1

No. 335

Hongkong.

C.0.

37032

Government House, ?? AIG DO

Hongkong, 26th. July, 1902.

127

917

we

22528

Gov 29150

I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of your Despatch No. 169 of the 13th. ultimo, enclosing

a Memorandum of a Conference between representatives of the

Treasury, the War Office, and the Colonial Office; and stating

that you had agreed, on behalf of the Colony, to all the recom-

mendations for exchanges of land between the War Department

and the Colonial Government,

2.

With regard to the land to be surrendered

by the War Department for the purpose of an extension of the

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's premises at Kowloon, I

have to point out that the land in Military Reservation, shewn

coloured green on the plan accompanying the letter from the

Dock Company of the 11th. June, 1901, copy of which, with plan

formed one of the enclosures to Sir Henry Blake's Despatch

No. 249 of the 9th. of July, 1901, has not been included in

the exchanges detailed in your Despatch under acknowledgment.

It appears that the local Military Authorities were

Gou 217b4

not asked to obtain the sanction of the War Department for

the release from reservation of this land, pending the settle-

Oment of the question raised in Sir Henry Blake's Despatch No.

194 of the 23rd. May, 1901, of the terms upon which Military

Reserve

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

80...

800.

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