1. were compensated in money for the difference between the values of the land for European and for Chinese dwellings.
The difference is so large that the question of compensation could not be entertained by Government.
53. Mr. Ford's proposal to make a Public Park at Kowloon with the low hills forming its Northern boundary reserved for European dwellings, which led up to the question of the establishment of the King's Park as explained in my Despatch No.258 of the 18th ultimo, will, to a considerable extent, meet the want of more space in Kowloon where Europeans can live without the inconveniences and annoyances caused by the too close proximity of a Chinese population, but the area available is not sufficient.
5. Accordingly in April, 1901, a Sub-Committee (the present Colonial Secretary, the Medical Officer of Health and Mr. Edward Osborne) of the Sanitary Board appointed by the Board to formulate schemes of Sanitary Improvement, recommended, inter alia, "that a large European reservation be set apart partly on waste land (which it was thought would probably be found to be Crown Land), and partly on low lying land which would have to be acquired, in the vicinity of Kowloon City, and that the cultivation of padi be prohibited by legislation within a radius of half a mile of such reservation".
6. The principal object of the recommendation was to supply the urgently felt want of a European reservation where inexpensive dwellings could be erected for Europeans of the middle class.
Apart, therefore, from the question of safeguarding
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were compensated in money for the difference between the valus
of the land for European and fer Chinese dwellings..
The difference is so large that the question
compensation could not be entertained by Government.
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Mr. Ford's proposal to make a Public Park
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at Kowloon with the low hills forming its Northern boundary
reserved for European dwellings, which led up to the question
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of the establishment of the King's Park as explained in my
Despatch No. 258 of the 18th. ultime, will, to a considerable
extent, meet the want of more space in Kewleon where Europeans
can live without the inconveniences and armeyances caused by
the too close proximity of a Chinese population, but the area
available is net sufficient.
5.
Accordingly in April, 1901, a Sub-Commit-
tee (the present Colonial Secretary, the Medical Officer of
Health and Mr. Edward Osborne) of the Sanitary Beard appointed
by the Beard to formulate schemes of Sanitary Improvement,re-
commended, inter alia," that a large European reservation be
set apart partly on waste land (which it was thought would
probably be found to be Crown Land), and partly on low lying
land which would have to be acquired, in the vicinity of
Kowloon City, and that the cultivation of padi be prohibited
by legislation within a radius of half a mile of such reserva-
tion".
6.
The principal object of the recommendation
was to supply the urgently felt want of a European reservation
where inexpensive dwellings could be erected for Europeans of
the middle class.
Apart, therefore, from the question of safeguarding
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