The Naval Authority, the user of part of the Reserve for an area, shows that it is impossible for the War Dept. to carry out one condition of the arrangement of the above agreement (viz., to enable the Navy to surrender to the Col. Govt. to resume the site occupied by the Naval Firing Range at Kowloon) without the concurrent consent of the Admiralty.
2. It is clearly impossible for the Mil. Govt. to protect the Naval Authorities & the Rifle Association from theft with the value of this Naval firing range. Unless the War Dept. can undertake to allow some of the new land which it is proposed to acquire near Devil's Peak to be used by the Navy, the Police, & the Rifle Association, there appears to be no alternative but to abandon the idea of the resumption of the area in question by the Col. Govt., in which case for an unexpired period of 30 years the War Dept. will retain the right of user of the land to the same extent as hitherto, & can accordingly be required by the War Dept. for the exercise of such rights.
3. As regards the solution of the difficulty suggested in par. 4 of your letter under acknowledgement, I am to state that this department fails to see any substantial difference between the proposal and the original proposal in the memo of the Inter-departmental Conference.
A copy of this correspondence has been forwarded to the Admy. & the Governor.
I take this opportunity of requesting you to inform Mr. Brodrick that it has been ascertained...
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The Naval Authott the user of part of the
Reserve for an
shows that it is impossible for the Was Dept.
carry
out
hart one conditio
of the arrangement
of above agamento (viz,
enable
to
surrender to the Col. Govt to resume
the site occupied by the Naval
Range at
Kowloon)
without
the
concurrent consent of
the fedmunalty.
2. His clearly impossible for the ful Gost to forector the fear theft with the value of this Naval
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Authorities & the
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the War Dept. can undertake
to
allow
some of the new
which it is proposed
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to acquire near Devil's Peak
The Police
to be used by the Navy, the
Labies
& the Rifle Assoon, there
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appears to be no alternative
or but to have abandon the
idea of the resumption of
the
area
in question by
the Col. Gort, in which case
uninte
period 30 years
the War Dept will retain the right of
user of the land to
extent as hitherto, &
can accordingly be the War Dept for the
437 of such rights.
3 It is regretion a
As regards the solution
of the difficulty suggested
par. 4 of yr. li. under ackt, I
am to state that this dept.
fails to see
mencal difference
substantial
any
Arstimation
between the proposal, & the
original proposal
the
in memo
gassex of the Inter-deptmit. Conference.
Corres.
A copy of
had
this
been forwdd
Adry & the fovernor.
to the Admy,
SI
arm
to take this.
Opportunity of requesting
you to inform
Mr Brodinate
that it has been ascertained
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