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Sub Enclause in HE' of 13.3.19. 1
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ara.
2.
I shall be glad of the Hon. Attorney-General's opinion
to the feasibility of legislation in this sense.
ara. 3.
Let the Director of Public Works say how far this can
be done. Presumably large blocks in the New Territories could be
eliminated.
ara. 5.
The feasibility depends on the extent of the defined areas. But I shall be glad if the Attorney-General will record his opinion how far it is possible even in the case of a limited area thus defined to make legislation operative in the case of property already alienated from the Crown and in private ownership and what sort of
claim for compensation would be involved.
ara. 5 (b).
For Attorney-General's opinion. How can it possibly be enacted that any private person purchasing a lease of land, or already
holding a lease cannot use the land for the purposes of a Firm or
Company, or transfer it to a Firm or Company, under the restrictions
proposed?
era. 6. i.
It is possible to furnish the Naval Authorities with a
plan of the Port showing all foreshore and deepwater sites still
unalienated, and to consult them before making any lease, but as
regards foreshore and sites already leased the same applies as above to
land.
ii.
Unless the Colony is to be treated as a "Fortress" with
consequent dislocation and most serious restriction to commerce and
trade I do not see how this is to be dealt with, except by ordinary
Police precautions.
Comments by Committee on i. The case in point shows
that I considered it advisable to refer to the Secretary of State be-
-fore leasing an important foreshore and site to a Foreign Firm. But the difficulty lies as stated in my 5 (b) in defining "Foreign" and preventing subsequent transfers.
See my note on 5 and 5 (b).
(iii).
ara. 7.
It is here admitted that it is probably impossible to impose any restrictions on land already leased", the preceding part of the letter did not give this impression of the views of the Committee.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.