No. 380. Hongkong, 26th August, 1902.
Government House, C.O. 40501
Sir,
With reference to your Despatch No. 206 of the 17th ultimo and to previous correspondence, I have the honour to inform you that the Acting Postmaster-General has now received a letter, copy enclosed, from the Surveyor of His Majesty's Office of Works in China offering the site of the old gaol at Shanghai on lease to this Government at a rental of 100 taels (about $150) a month.
2. This Government does not want the land at present, but I shall be glad if you can arrange that the land be neither leased nor sold nor alienated in any other way without the sanction of His Majesty's Government.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant,
D.y. Gascoigne, Major-General, Administering the Government.
The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.
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Hongkong, 26th. August, 1902.
sir,
abbuq
With reference to your Despatch No. 206
of the 17th. ultimo and to previous correspondencs, I have the
honour to inform you that the Acting Postmaster-General has
now received a letter, copy enclosed, from the Surveyor of
His Majesty's Office of Works in China offering the site of
the old gaol at Shanghai on lease to this Government at a
rental of 100 taels (about $150) a month.
closure
August
$1902
2.
This Government does not want the land at
present, but I shall be glad if you can arrange that the land
be neither leased nor sold nor alienated in any other way
without the sanction of His Majesty's Government.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
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D.y. Gascoigne...
Major-General,
Administering the Government,
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