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If it be desired to transfer a piece of land from the second to the first category, as for example to build a barrack, it should be valued as if in the open market. It is suggested that the rent payable by the War Department to the Colonial Govern- ment should be $1 per acre or part of an acre per annum in the old Territory and 25 cents per acre per annum in the new part, with a minimum rent of $1.
It should be borne in mind that land in the Leased Territory is not freehold but can only be held for a term of 99 years from 1st July, 1898, while existing War Department land is freehold and therefore more valuable.
The following is believed to be a complete list of all War Department Lands, Reserves, and Authorised Encroachments from the Colonial Government in Hong- kong, with a short note against each shewing the present status, and what it is proposed to do with it.
Such cases as require it are afterwards dealt with at more length.
The order is taken from a Tahle prepared by the Colonial Works Department in June, 1904, so far as it goes.
LIST OF SITES.
1. Practice Battery, Mount Davis,
2.
Electric Defence Light Emplacements, M.
Lots 279, 280,
3.
Electric Defence Light Emplacement near
Connaught and Des Voeux Roads,
4. Belcher and Fly Point Batteries,
Victoria Battery,
7. Sanitarium, Magazine Gap,
8. Murray Battery,......
10. Wellington Barracks,.
Arsenal Yard,
13. Military Cantonment,
14. Hospital Site, Bowen Road,
15. Spring Gardens..................
9.
Parade Ground,
11.
12.
NOTES.
To be bought by War Depart-
try).
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LIST OF SITES.
31. Devil's Peak, etc.,
32. Ngau Tau Kok or Kowloon Peak Reserve,
33.
Gun Club Hill,
31.
Kowloon East Battery Reserve,
Kowloon City Rifle Range and Reserve,...
41. Stonecutters Island, remainder of Island outside War Department plots, 140
acres,
35.
ment, $3,85, see para. (7). Authorised Encroachments from
Colonial Government.
36.
Cable Hut, Kowloon City,
Authorised Encroachment.
37.
Cable Hut, Devil's Peak,
War Department.
38.
Inland Lot 1621, Cattle Depôt,
5.
War Department.
6.
Mt. Austin Barracks, R. B. L. 64,.
War Department.
39.
Mount Cochrane,
War Department.
War Department.
Might be
40.
Time Ball Station,..........................
sold, see para. (12).
War Department.
War Departinent.
War Department.
(Site included in another en-
War Department.
42.
War Department.
War Department. Might be
43.
sold, see para. (13).
16.
North Point Battery.........
War Department.
44.
Four Garden Lots, Kowloon 21, 48, 49, 50.
Building Land, Kowloon, 30.15 acres, Site of King's Park,
17.
Land at Lyemun and Sywan Bks., 18. Sywan Redoubt,
War Department, see para. (4).
War Department, see para. (4).
War Department.
Might be
sold, see para. (12.)
20.
Kellet Island.
War Department.
45.
Reserve at Sywan,
21.
Kowloon East Battery,
War Department.
22.
Land at Signal Hill,
War Department.
23
Whitfield Barracks,
War Department.
24.
Parts of Stonecutters 1-land,
War Department.
46.
Areas (two) in R. C. Cemetery,
25.
1. L. 1565 Sikh Slaughter House,
War Department.
Not War Department.
War Department. Proposed for
sale, $81,350, see para. (6.)
48.
47. Tank near Magazine, Kennedy Rond,
North Point Reserve,
19. Cantonment, Stanley,
26. Tai Hang Rifle Range,
Kowloon Dock Battery,
27.
28.
Elliot Battery,
20.
Pinewood Battery, and proposed Reserve,.
30. Site below Bowen Road Hospital,
War Department, Site given
free, as part of Battery built
by Colony. See para (7.) War Department at Arbitrators' price, $348,510. See para. (7.)
War Department at Arbitrators' price, $125,489. See para. (7.)
NOTES.
War Department at Arbitrators' price, $41,500. Seepara. (7.) Was proposed to be bought by War Department. Now pro- posed to buy a portion and lease the remainder. See para. (5.)
War Department. To be trans- ferred free. See para. (2.) War Department Reserve. Part to be sold to Colonial Government, $172,345. See para. (6.)
Terms are proposed on which the remainder may be hereafter transferred.
Granted to War Department for 10 years, when a new Range if required must be provided. See para. (14). Desirable to lease this.
Authorised War Department
Encroachment.
Do.
Held by War Department on a
Derd.
To be sold to Colonial Govern- ment,$15.518. Secpara.(7). To be sold to Colonial Govern
ment, $43,005. Sec para. (7). Proposed to be sold to War Department at the rate of 1 cent per foot square. The Pri- son buildings to be paid for, $30,000. See para (3). To be sold to Colonial Govern- ment, $135,759. Seepara.(2). To be sold to Colonial Govern- inent,$819,770. Seepara.(2.) To be sold to Colonial · overn- ment, at half the rate per acre of the above area, but only land not used as Park to be paid for. See para. (2). Proposed to lease. Laud actu- ally now required is to become War Department property. See para. (4).
Reserved for burial of R. C. sobliers. Not War Depart- ment property.
War Department. In use.
Has reverted to Colonial Gov- crnment. Reserved for 21. Barrack cheme which was not carried out.
(8).
See para.
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