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Site for Storage of Oil Fuel at Kowloon.

Does not favour the Admiralty

applici for

a

free grant of land as

Swe; particulars of previous negotiations with

admity.

to g.

of fruit folk si of form

The proposal is typical of

Admiralty methods. They hire as a

convenience a plot & salake

temporary

land & then prosae to the it anfermanently at the same rent for oil storage, on the ! ground that this object is the maritime protection of the Colony mittrade.

The O. A.G. Las offered to sell the site at what seems, considering the position

, a ky unsonable price indeed but the Adiy Don't want to my. It is nehiral mough

To par trealar

(8851). Wt.29,807–58. 41,000, 11/12. A&E.W (85,240).

26,237-6. 10,000 10/13.

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