CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12] — Page 518

CONFIDENTIAL.

Hongkong.

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1C JA. OR

Goverment House,

Hongkong, 18th. December, 1902.

Sir,

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Malta

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I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of your Confidential Despatch of the 31st. May, 1902,

and to inform you in reply that the legislation in question

is not required in this Colony owing to the large extent of

bare hill-sides over which troops can manoeuvre without any

question of compensation being likely to arise.

2.

I have consulted Major-General Sir W. J.

Gascoigne in this matter and he concurs with me in the above

view.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient

Hawory

Humble servant,

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Governor, 80..

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