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368.

Hongkong.

Sir,

No. 21135

30603

Government House,

Hongkong, 18th October, 1904.

135

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 223 dated the 23rd July, 1904, transmitting copies of correspondence with the War Office with regard to Military Reserves at Sywan Hill, and requesting me to furnish a full report on the matter.

2.

The earliest reference I can trace to any Military Property in this neighbourhood is contained in an answer to a question of the Hongkong Land Commission of 1886-1887 as to what property was held by the Military and Naval Authorities and what amount of land was prevented from being occupied by the action of the Military Authorities. This answer, embodied in a minute by Colonel A. J. Storer, R.E., dated the 17th February, 1887, was to the effect that in addition to about 337 acres held by the Military Authorities (of which a portion was undefined), there are restrictions on land being occupied for building purposes; the chief of these are at the Peak, Town Gun, Belcher's Point, Kowloon Peninsula, Lyemun, and Stonecutters' Island. The amount is undefined, it being the practice to ask the consent of the Military Authorities before permitting building rights to be acquired where they...

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.

800

&C...

BCC.

may

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368. Hongkong. Sir, No. 21135 30603 Government House, Hongkong, 18th October, 1904. 135 I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 223 dated the 23rd July, 1904, transmitting copies of correspondence with the War Office with regard to Military Reserves at Sywan Hill, and requesting me to furnish a full report on the matter. 2. The earliest reference I can trace to any Military Property in this neighbourhood is contained in an answer to a question of the Hongkong Land Commission of 1886-1887 as to what property was held by the Military and Naval Authorities and what amount of land was prevented from being occupied by the action of the Military Authorities. This answer, embodied in a minute by Colonel A. J. Storer, R.E., dated the 17th February, 1887, was to the effect that in addition to about 337 acres held by the Military Authorities (of which a portion was undefined), there are restrictions on land being occupied for building purposes; the chief of these are at the Peak, Town Gun, Belcher's Point, Kowloon Peninsula, Lyemun, and Stonecutters' Island. The amount is undefined, it being the practice to ask the consent of the Military Authorities before permitting building rights to be acquired where they... THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P. 800 &C... BCC. may
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$ No 368. Hongkong. Sir, wo 21135 30603 Goverment House, Hongkong, 18th. October, 1904. 135 I have the honour to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your Despatch No. 223 dated the 23rd. July, 1904, transmitting copies of correspondence with the War Office with regard to Military Reserves at Sywan Hill, and request- ing me to furnish a full report on the matter. 2. The earliest reference I can trace to any Military Property in this neighbourhood is contained in an answer to a question of the Hongkong Land Commission of 1886 1887 as to what property was held by the Military and Naval Authorities and what amount of land was prevented from being occupied by the action of the Military Authorities. This answer embodied in a minute by Colonel A. J. Storer, R.E., dated the 17th. February, 1887, was to the effect that in addition to about 337 acres held by the Military Authorities (of which a portion was undefined) *there are restrictions on land being occupied for building purposes; the chief of these are at the Peak, Town Gun, Belcher's Point, Kowloon Peninsula, Lyemun and Stonecutters' Island. The amount is undefined, it being the practice to ask the consent of the Military Authorities before permitting building rights to be acquired where they THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.、 800 ** &C... BCC. may 1
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368.

Hongkong.

Sir,

wo 21135

30603

Goverment House,

Hongkong, 18th. October, 1904.

135

I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of your Despatch No. 223 dated the 23rd. July, 1904,

transmitting copies of correspondence with the War Office

with regard to Military Reserves at Sywan Hill, and request-

ing me to furnish a full report on the matter.

2.

The earliest reference I can trace to any

Military Property in this neighbourhood is contained in an

answer to a question of the Hongkong Land Commission of 1886

1887 as to what property was held by the Military and Naval

Authorities and what amount of land was prevented from being

occupied by the action of the Military Authorities. This answer

embodied in a minute by Colonel A. J. Storer, R.E., dated the

17th. February, 1887, was to the effect that in addition to

about 337 acres held by the Military Authorities (of which a

portion was undefined) *there are restrictions on land being

occupied for building purposes; the chief of these are at the

Peak, Town Gun, Belcher's Point, Kowloon Peninsula, Lyemun

and Stonecutters' Island. The amount is undefined, it being

the practice to ask the consent of the Military Authorities

before permitting building rights to be acquired where they

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.、

800 **

&C...

BCC.

may

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