CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12] — Page 523

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Goverment House, K JAR (5.

Hongkong, 19th. December,

1902.

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With reference to your telegram of the

15th, ultimo, and to previous correspondence with regard to

the proposed sale of land adjoining Kowloon Marine Lot No. 27

to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company for the construction

of a new Dock, I have the honour to inform you that at an

extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, held on the

8th. instant, the Company decided by a large majority not to

purchase the land in question and not to build a new Dock.

2.

You will remember that on the 14th.

February, 1899, the Dock Company applied for an area of

726,082 Square Feet' coloured red on the tracing forwarded to

you under cover of my Despatch No. 249 of the 9th. July, 1901,

and that in his letter of the 5th. September, 1900, Mr. Gillies

applied for a further area of 613,050 Square Feet shown in

green on the tracing above referred to. Finally on the 13th.

August, 1902, Mr. Dixon applied for a further area of 17,395

Square Feet coloured yellow in the tracing enclosed in my

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Despatch No. 392 of the 2nd. September, 1902. The total applica-

tion of the Dock Company was therefore for an area of

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-1,356,527 Square Feet.

From

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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