CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 633

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Hongkong.

Sir,

C. O.

40703

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Government House,

629

Hongkong, 3rd.November,1905.

I have the honour to call your

attention to a wish expressed by one of the Unofficial

Members at the meeting of the Legislative Council on 21st.

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September last when the Estimates for the coming year were

discussed to the effect that the Clock Tower which now

stands at the top of Pedder Street where it joins the

Queen's Road should be removed and re-erected on the pre-

-sent sea-front so that the clock should be visible from

the ships in harbour and an alleged obstruction to traffic

removed. Last year, the removal of this Clock Tower was Memester

urged by another Unofficial, also on the occasion of the

discussion of the Estimates. The subject is not a new one,

Sir Henry Blake as long ago as the 3rd. June, 1901, having

reported in his Despatch No. 201 of that year that the

demolition of the Tower had been decided on.

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As a result, however, of the last

reference

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C.,

M.P.,

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