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Goverment Houd 10 NOV 02

Hongkong. 7th. October, 1902.

sir,

I have the honour to forward for your con-

sideration the correspondence noted in the margin, concerning

the provision of a permanent site for the Royal Hongkong Yacht

ecretary Royal Hongkong

Jacht blub to cotrual Ccretary_232 July, 1987. Reply of the Colonial

Roy

Do. 2323 2012 August 1900.

Club.

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2.

Up to the time when the extension of the

Naval Yard was commenced the Club had the use of a slip near

the old Victoria Recreation Club Building and Yachts were moored

to the Eastward of Murray Pier. But it has now become necessary

for the Club to look elsewhere for a permanent site on which

to construct the slip which is necessary for its existence.

The site proposed by the Honorary Secretary

3.

in his letter of the 23rd, of last July is not available as

the Naval Authorities have signified their desire to obtain

possession of it and are now in correspondence with the

Admiralty on the subject. But the alternative site suggested

in Mr. Slade's letter of the 23rd. of last August is not open

to this objection and I am not aware of any other available

site which would be suitable for the purpose within reasonable

distance of the City.

4.

The extent of the site indicated is about

31,000 Square feet. An application has been received from

Messrs. Fenwick and Company for a large area immediately to

the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,