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confident.

commend

itself to you as

being

satisfactory as to the Colford, inasmuch

as it prevents difficulties being hereafter raised as to

the value to be recorded in

the event of the Island, or any

portion of it, being surrendered by the War Dept., & as it secures

to the Govt. full the right to

build

a

prison

on

the Island

subject to the conditions laid down in

the Mr. Chalmers'

despatch No. 199 of the 24th May last, [mn 19516]

The only

new condition being

access to be

formally granted for military

purposes to the War Dept. through

the front prison

area

to the military land at

the north-east point of the Island; this condition

appears to

me

reasonable.

9.

entirely

290

You will observe

that condition (d)

merely embodies what

was

previously settled

in correspondence enclosed in

Mr. Chalmers' despatch No.

39735/01

of

the 15th Nov. 01.

10. Condition (e) is

in accordance with

the stipulations contained in

the same despatch of 30

th

Dec. 1894, and I do not

think that the War

Dept. can properly be called upon to pay compensation for lands in private ownership at Devils Peak & Ngau Tau Kok

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confident. commend itself to you as being satisfactory as to the Colford, inasmuch as it prevents difficulties being hereafter raised as to the value to be recorded in the event of the Island, or any portion of it, being surrendered by the War Dept., & as it secures to the Govt. full the right to build a prison on the Island subject to the conditions laid down in the Mr. Chalmers' despatch No. 199 of the 24th May last, [mn 19516] The only new condition being access to be formally granted for military purposes to the War Dept. through the front prison area to the military land at the north-east point of the Island; this condition appears to me reasonable. 9. entirely 290 You will observe that condition (d) merely embodies what was previously settled in correspondence enclosed in Mr. Chalmers' despatch No. 39735/01 of the 15th Nov. 01. 10. Condition (e) is in accordance with the stipulations contained in the same despatch of 30 th Dec. 1894, and I do not think that the War Dept. can properly be called upon to pay compensation for lands in private ownership at Devils Peak & Ngau Tau Kok
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confident. commend itself to you as being satisfacting as to the Colford, mafalls as it prevents difficulties being hereafter raised as to the value to be recorded in the event of the Island, or any portion of it, being surrendered by the War Dept, & as it secures to the bot. foul the right to build a prison Om the Island subject to the conditions laid down in w the Mr Chamo deak no 199 of the 24th May last, [mn 19516] The only that is new condition boog acces/O forma pulitary purposes shd. be given to the war Dept to the through مانه جامد the fron prison area to the military land at the north east point of the Soland this condition appears to me reasonable. 9. entirely 290 ou will observe that conditions (d) merely embody what was presionaly settled in corres, enclosed i Mr bhis desp on 39735/01 38% of the 15th Nov. 01. 10. Condition (e)io in accordance with the stipulations conta, in the bine, deap of. 30 th Dec. 1894, and I do not Dec.18941 Masink that the Wan Deftican properly be called upon to pay compensation for lands in privati ownership at Deirls Peak & Nog Tau Kok
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confident.

commend

itself to you as

being

satisfacting as to the Colford, mafalls

as it prevents difficulties being hereafter raised as to

the value to be recorded in

the event of the Island, or any

portion of it, being surrendered by the War Dept, & as it secures

to the bot. foul the right to

build

a

prison

Om

the Island

subject to the conditions laid down in

w the Mr Chamo

deak no 199 of the 24th May last, [mn 19516]

The only

that

is

new condition boog

acces/O

forma pulitary

purposes shd. be

given to

the war Dept to the through

مانه جامد

the fron prison

area

to the military land at

the north east point of the Soland this condition

appears to

me

reasonable.

9.

entirely

290

ou will observe

that conditions (d)

merely embody what

was

presionaly settled

in corres, enclosed i

Mr bhis desp

on

39735/01

38% of

the 15th Nov. 01.

10. Condition (e)io

in accordance with

the stipulations conta, in

the bine, deap of. 30

th

Dec. 1894, and I do not Dec.18941

Masink that the Wan

Deftican properly be called upon to pay compensation for lands in privati ownership at Deirls Peak & Nog Tau Kok

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