CO129-516-8 Survey of Hong Kong 24-4-1929 - 11-11-1929 — Page 2

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(Use of ton leased territory is highly undesirable. Request correction, & also in litle of seaf published in C. list)

I understand from Mr. Gent that the

Governor is correct in his views as to the

title for Hong Kong.

I have spoken to M. I.4 of the War Office

about the maps, and they tell me that 4 sheets have now been published and that they are being

published at the rate of about one sheet every

two months or so. It will not be possible to

alter the titles of those sheets already printed

but there will be no difficulty in altering the

title of future sheets printed.

Draft conson herewith to War Office

asking them to make the necessary alterations. As regards the Colonial Office list, perhaps Mr. A.J. Harding will note to make the

alteration in the next Colonial Office list.

We should postpone a reply to Hong Kong until we find out in which Colonial Office list, i.e.

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Not 1921 that for 1929 or 1930, the alteration will be

which have

been published

quntil we receive a

made ever.

Since the questions of the new

20,000

map of Hong Kong and the adjustment of the triangulations of Hong Kong are dealt with on the same files, there we liable to be some confusion

between the two, and it will be convenient to

set forth here the position as described to me

by