CO129-523-7 Removal of Navy Armament Depot from Hong Kong to Stonecutters Island 6-2-1930 - 8-1-1931 — Page 34

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His Excellency the Governor during a visit to this country in the summer of 1928, approachec kỳ Lorde with proporsli that the Savel bagasines should be removed altogether fro Hong Long and that the land sad buildingo evacuated should be handed over to the Colony.

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The Daval agazines comprise three distinct establishreate and information concernlag the ustare of their Lordships' tenure of these properties le given on üheet à attacɛed,

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The negotiations which entued have culminates in the offer sæde at (o) of als Excellancy's letter of Lind August 1929 of which a copy is enclosed. it will be seen that the Colonial Government are prepared to pay two million dollars to My Lords in return for the Burrender of the Areenal Yard and Kelletts Island. The Military Authorities have been associated with the negotiations and, as will be seen from the enclosed copy isr office letter dated 31st January 1930, the Army Council are prepared to hand over the site required on Stonecatters Island for the new Engasine Retablishment subject to certain stipula- tions which by Lorde are considering and which they do not anticipate will give rise to any difficulty. The Bagazines referred to at (b) on Sheet A will be returned to the Far

te trent as soon as the new accomodation le resdý sad If not required for ilitary purposes will revert to the Colong.

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The terme of the ashington tresty render it necessar; that the accomodation to be provided in the new depot enall not exceed that of the exiɛting, and although complete details nave not yet been worked out, My Lords are ustified that its con- struction and equipreat on this bakic can be carries out for the two million dollare offered by the Colony. The kora Bay Lake rather longer then ing years to complete but this point csa doubllene be săjurted satisfactorily with the Colonial govern- reut. thus the whole of the Bavel smenai sion will be removed from the leland of Hong Long and concentrated in one depot on a site far more talveble for the purpose and secure from distur- bance at little or no cost to say, lotes. the new establishment will not cost more to run than bue present se Buj stall expense for transport of stuff would be offset by economies arising from: the concentration of three arese into one.

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