2
Hans Crescent Hotel
9.7.
10407
April 26th, 191...
MAY 12
150
I have the honour to inform you that Hon. Sir P. Chater and Hon. Mr Osborne approached me with a proposal to exchange the Marine Lots owned by the W. & G. Company and the Land Reclamation Company on the south of Salisbury Road, Kowloon, for the lots lying to the north of that road owned by Government together with the Police Camber and a money payment by Government provided that they should be allowed to retain a strip some 60 feet wide on the south of the road.
They urged that the Marine Lots would make by far the best site for the terminal station of the railway, while the siding to the W. & G. Company would be facilitated, and it would be possible for it to enter the property of that Company (situated on the west of the Peninsula) from the south, and so to traverse it longitudinally. I entirely agree that this site is by far the best for the terminal and I had indeed myself proposed it some years ago, but I understood at the time that it would not be possible to acquire these lots except at a quite prohibitive price. The late Mr Lindsay and Hon. Mr Chatham, D.P.W., also concurred in the desirability of this site. Since the proposal had now come from the owners, there seemed a probability of securing the land on reasonable terms. I therefore instructed the D.P.W. to enter into negotiations and report the result to me. He did so, and presented a statement shewing the valuation of the land belonging to the Government and that belonging to the Companies which it was proposed to exchange.
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
Sir,
Confidential
2
Hans Crescent Hotel
9.7.
10407
April 26th, 191
MAY 12
150
I have the honour to inform you that Hon. Sir P. Chater and Hon.Mr Osborne approached me with a proposal to exchange the Marine Lots owned by the W. & G.Company
and the Land Reclamation Company on the south of Salis-
Coor bury Road Kowhen for the lote lying to the north of
that road owned by Government together with the Police
Camber and a money payment by Government provided that
they should be allowed to retain a strip some 60 feet
wide on the south of the road.
They urged that the Marine
Lota would make by far the best side for the terminal ata-
tion of the railway, while the siding to the 7. & G. Company
would be facilitated, and it would be possible for it to
enter the property of that Company (situated on the west
of the Peninsula) from the south, and so to traverse it
longitudinally. I entirely agree that this site is by far
the beat for the terminal and I had indeed myself proposed
it some years ago,but I understood at the time that it would
not be possible to acquire these lots except at a quite pro-
hibitive price. The late Mr Lindsay and Hon. Er Chatham,
D.P.. also concurred in the desirability of this site. Since
the proposal had now come from the owners there seemed a
probability of securing the land on reasonable terms. I
therefore instructed the D.P.W. to enter into negociations
and report the result to me. He did eo, and presented
a statement shewing the valuation of the land belonging
to the Government and that belonging
to the
Companies which it was proposed to exchange.
This will,
The Under-Secretary of State,
Golonial office.
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