CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6] — Page 525

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N°

6.187.

Enclosure).

Sir.

42513

Ber S. NG 18j

32%

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 25th. June, 1918,

I have the honour to transmit the enclosed

copy of a minute by the Director of Public Works on the

subject of the development of Marine Lot 25.

2.

I considered in Executive Council the

recommendation of Mr. Chatham for acquiring from the owner

the land necessary to carry the proposed new street through

the whole of the lot at the uniform width of 30 feet and the

Council advised that in view of the improvement to the proper- -ty by the constructions of such a street the Director of Public Works should endeavour to come to an agreement with the owner for reduced compensation for the land. In previous cases this has been paidat the rate of 83 a square foot which

should have amounted to $24,000 in the present case. The

result of these negotiations is shown in the attached copy

of a letter from the architect of the owner, the compensation

agreed upon being £12,000.

3.

If you approve of this arrangement which

is certainly desirable on sanitary grounds, I shall be obliged

if you will inform me by telegraph.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

WALTER LONG, M.P.,

&C.,

&c.,

&c...

Governor,&c..