CO129-546-2 Grant of land to Church Missionary Society 7-12-1933 - 7-12-1933 — Page 3

No. 599.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

7th December, 1933.

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Sir,

Major General Gascoigne's despatch No.221 of 16.5.1900 Sir Henry Blake's despatch No.142 of 25.3.1903. Sir Henry May's despatch No.141 of 30.4.1914.

3.

With reference to the despatches noted

in the margin, I have the honour to request

your sanction to the grant to the Church

Missionary Society of an area of land at

Kowloon City, as shown in the enclosed plan, comprising

about 81,240 square feet, in exchange for the area now

occupied by the Victoria Home and Orphanage and to the

payment of a sum of $50,000 as compensation for the

existing school and orphanage and as a grant towards

the expense of constructing a building to take its place.

2.

A copy of the Conditions of Exchange

which have been accepted by the lessees is enclosed.

The value of the present building is

estimated at $33,419. but in view of the fact that

re-erection will cost considerably more than this sum,

and of the valuable assistance rendered by this

Institution in undertaking the care of muitsai and other

girls for whom provision has from time to time to be

made by the Authorities, it is proposed to increase the

sum to be paid as compensation to $50,000 and at the

same time to grant a larger area to provide for

expansion in the future. Provision for this payment

was made in the Supplementary Estimates for 1933 which

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,

&c.,

&C.,

&c.