site to be provided by the colony out of the money
269
wh, stando to wo credit
TELEGRAM. The Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong to Mr. Lyttelton.
0.
(Received Colonial Office 9.40 a.m. 8th March, 1904)
in the Mil. Lands, Acct.
Anme on this point. I merely tell Hongkong proposal by wo And had better such that no has at present been made ee to B. tell say that he is apparently misinformed since. Jen./5894 the credit taken in the Army suppl. & Estimate in respect of Hongkong, is for balance due on acc. of mily contribn. & has nothing to do with the mily. lands acc.
[ I have verified this point by enquiry vo]. al wo
As to the first part of the tel., the matter has been very fully considered after the colony, by a deptintl. committee hearing the newo of I on two separate occasions, & we must I subind adhere to the decision at end of par I of desh 1329 that the question cannot be reopened
9 00 reply by desp. su Wait for despatch & let Sir M. Nathan sur C.PL 24 atonce 1 wo 7329 way 299302 А to January.
Referring to your despatch No. 26, 15th January. See ninth paragraph of Officer Administering the Government No. 258 18th June, 1902 transcribed telegrams. They explain clearly that colony contemplated acquiring park by amicable exchange.
Colony cannot afford liability for $490,000 with respect to park. Would rather give up park which is not necessary on sanitary grounds. Am informed that military authorities desire purchase private land (?Kowloon) for purposes of submarine mining at cost of £40,000.
Colony would be held liable (to) pay this if proposal contained in your despatch accepted. Mention is made of this lest credit taken for sum mentioned in connection with Imperial Estimates for financial year ending 31st March, 1905. Despatch follows by mail.
site to be provided by the colony out
of the money
269
wh, stando to
wo credit
TELEGRAM. The Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong
to Mr. Lyttelton.
0.
(Received Colonial Office 9.40 a.m.
7808 March, 1904)
in the Mity. Lands, Acct.
Anme
on this point. inerely tell Hongkong
proposal by wo
And
had better
such
that no has at present been made
ee
to B. tell say that he is apparently misinformed since. Jen./5894
the credis taken in the
Army supplem & Estimate in respect of Rangkong, is for balance due on
acc. of mily contribn.
& has nothing
to do with the mily. lands acc.
[ I have verified this paint by enquiry
vo].
al wo
As to the first part of the tel., the
matter has been very fully considered after
the colony, by a deptintl.
hearing
the
newo
of
I committee
two separate occasions,
& we must I subind adhere to the
decision at end of par I of desh
1329
that the question cannot be reopened
9 00
reply by desp.
su
Wait for despatch & let
Sir M. Nathan sur C.PL
24 atonce
1
wo 7329
way 299302
А
to
January.
Referring to your despatch No. 26,15th
See ninth paragraph of Officer Administer-
ing the Government No. 258 18th June, 1902 transcribed
telegrams. They explain clearly that colony contem-
Colony
plated acquiring park by amicable exchange.
cannot afford liability for $490,000 with respect to
park. Would rather give up park which is not neces-
Am informed that military sary on sanitary grounds.
authorities desire purchase private land (?Kowlcon)
for purposes of submarine mining at cost of £40,000.
Colony would be held liable (to) pay this if proposal
contained in your despatch accepted.
Mention is made
of this lest credit taken for sum mentioned in con-
nection with Imperial Estimates for financial year
ending 31st March, 1905. Despatch follows by mail.
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