CO129-511-10 Re-sitting of Kowloon Peak Barrack Sites 22-6-1928 - 21-11-1928 — Page 6

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52898/25

RECEIVED

!24DEC1928 OL. OFFIC

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 21st November, 1928.

6

for /F12041/26

Sir,

With reference to your dep tell No.280 of 50th August, 1926, forwarding a copy of a letter from the War Office on the subject of We Harloon Park Barrack Sives in Mich the Ar...y Council stated that, having carefully considered the question in the light of oster requirements, they found it was necessary to retain these sites, I have the

Enclosures 12 honour to enclose for your information & copy of further

(3)

an

Copy

correspondence, as noted in the margin, which has passed

Colonial Secretary's letter No.2560/1926

of 3rd November, 1928, to Chief Engineer, South China Command.

ן.

Chief Engineer's xxxxxx letter C.R.Ho. 13358(J.H.) of 8th November, 1928, to Colonial Secretary.

F.12141/26

2.

between this Government and

the Chief Engineer, South

China Comand, in regard to

this matter.

As the continued retention of these sites by

the War Department appears to be no longer necessary, I would request that the question be reopened with the War Office with a view to a retransfer of the land to this Government as proposed in the third paragraph of Sir Cecil Clemenci's despatch No.240 of 14th May, 1926.

A

THE RIGHT HIGHCURADIE

LIJUTKANT. COLOMER

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient mile servant,

MS.D. Soubhort.

Officer Administering the Government.

.C.M.3. AMERY, K.P.,

&c.,

Sc.,

&c.