CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12] — Page 209

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No. 481.

Hongkong.

C.0.

5644

Government House,

Hongkong, 5th. November, 1902.

00573

sir.

In reply to the 2nd. paragraph of your

3133 Despatch No. 287 of the 4th. September, and in continuation *f Sir William Gascoigne's Despatch No. 382 of the 27th. of

August, I have the honour to transit for your consideration

the enclosed copy of a minute by the Director of Public Works,

together with a copy of an extract from a Memorandum by Mr.

J. F. Boulten to which Mr. Chatham refers, shewing how the

services of Mr. Boulton (if he is not appointed Assistant

Director of Public Works) and Mr. Mudie are required in con-

nection with the Praya Reclamation and the proposed Praya

East Reclamation, or on other works in connection with the

recommendations recently made by Mr. Chadwick,

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logure 2.

it Potober, 190

2.

With regard to that scheme, I transmit

for your information the enclosed copy of correspondence

which has passed between Sir C P. Chater and this Government

on the subject, together with a copy of a letter from the

Director of Public Works advocating a more extended reclama-

tien. I also enclose a plan shewing the twe schemes of recla-

mation, and I may add that these schemes were considered by

my Executive Council in 1901 and that a majority of the

Council

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closure 5.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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