CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12] — Page 142

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Commander-in-Chief,

China Station,

12th. September, 1903.

I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of Your Excellency's letter No. 79/1902 Confidential of

25th. August, 1903, and beg to thank you for the offer to the

Navy of the Property on the Peninsula in question in exchange

for the property of the Naval Rifle Range at Kowicon.

2.

I have informed the Lords Commissioners

of the Admiralty of Your Excellency's offer and recommended

that they should request the Colonial Government to turn over

the whole Peninsula to the Navy as, although it would be pos-

sible to construct a smail Kifle Range on the Northern and

Restern part only, this range could not continue to be used

with safety unless control was admitted over all the Peninsula.

The property which I have recommended is outlined

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Their Lordships to acquire in red ink in the attached tracing

from Admiralty Chart No. 1964, Mirs Bay.

4.

I should be glad if Your Excellency will

kindly inform me whether this proposal meets with your approval

and in case of the proposed transfer being effected what would

be the conditions of tenure of this property by the Navy.

I have etc.,

(Sa.) Cyprian A. G. Bridge,

His Excellency

Sir Henry A. Blake, G.O.M.G.,

Governor and Commander-in-Chief, hongkong.

Admiral and Commander-in-

Chief.