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wo

the basis arrived at în

our ld. to W.O. on 5274, but I failed,

ao

further

the WO wanted to drag in a exchange of lands, the value vry:

give up an

more

of

the Reserve.

to

Kowloon in exchange for

exchange for a considerable the New Territory,

area

-2

assessed.

the value of

which, as

by

the Colony,

have

considerable, though probably they assessed it rather too high. Spointed

that it was a

pointed out at the conference

public scandal, that the land required for the Dock, should the Wo. as HF be

any longer "hey agreed months

it sep.

I have only

held

a.go

by

to give

since haggled

as to terms,.

Hence the present letter, which, it will

be

seen, differs from the proposal im 17116 by the insertion of the passage which I have marked.

I think

we must

agree to this proposal, though it involves some departure from the pais ciples contended for

domme

of our

los to wo in A 539; but out desp. to Gor, at the end of that point really

on

were wou

J. our

admitted that the wo had some night's over these Reserve lands, for wh they were entitled to be given something

surrendered, if such rights desh is Gov 21764/07, (copy of which has been communicated to WO.) rather further, in explicitly recognising the wo to be credited with "the difference in value between the lands when subject to the rights in question, & the value

went

Jop

ofsee

This can

WBC

when fred from those rights" [when drafting the last mentioned deap. I am

I did not notice that

the bo to a view,

sorry to

say committing

J

contended for

wo ls. of 31 Mari gy

(4.120 A 539) but I think, that we

qve re

really

committed

to that wew

practically since wo er of 2, Dec. 97 merely waived the clann to the diffe in value, subject to a

condition for a valuable consideration of another kind, which was probably. just as good for them]

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can

I do not think that we further take the line we took in

A 539, but that we had better accept the proposal in the present letter, &. suggest that the difference in value. should be defined as the difference

the land, if let for building

betwee

X.

purposes, & if let for ga

rden or other

hit purposes, with a clause against the

report of louf erection of buildings.

I submit draft of

deally with

17425/2 to vay.

(x)-46500-8000-8-01

Surducos

Q

telegram

ger

29

I have discussed this with own

Johnson

J

↓

a free.

the best bargain we the Colony

that this isferbaby

Cau

HAS 26 may

make for

Cit