CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12] — Page 619

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1 any further coininunica-

tion on this subject, plesse quote

D.W.20396/16.

and address letter to-

The Secretary,

Admirsity, Whitehall,

London, & W.

Sir,

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With further reference to your letter of the

You 7th September, 1916, No.40401/1916, relative to the East Praya reclamation scheme at Hong Kong, I am

commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary

of State for the Colonies, that they have decided to

waive their request for an area of the reclamation to

be earmarked for Naval purposes and to consent to the

exchange of property referred to in the letter from

His Excellency the Governor, of the 8th July, 1916, on

the conditions which have been agreed to by the Colonial

Government.

2.

Until the tripartite Agreement between the

Colony, the War Department and the Admiralty regarding

the formal transfer of the Naval Ordnance Yard to the

which is

Admiralty,/mentioned in the Rear-Admiral's letter of the 18th May, 1916, is completed, it may not be practicable to

give legal effect to the above exchange, but it does not appear that this need prevent the Colonial Government from proceeding with their scheme.

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My Lords have communicated with the War Office with a view to the completion of the tripartite Agreement

being expedited.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

Wrakamfreene

L.P.-N. 8.

S.I.