CO129-549-3 Gas explosion disaster 15-5-1934 - 10-1-1935 — Page 15

COPY FOR RECUSTRATION

TELEGRAM from the Goves

for the Colonies.

OREGELVED

Hong Kong to the Secretary of State

2 2 NOV 1934

Dated 23 November 1934 HOT-GY

10.55 2.3. 23 November 1934.

(9) No.170. My despatch No.523. Gazonster. Site of damaged gasometer has

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bem oleared and material is on the apot and personnel ready to

re-great it. Immediate reseraction is necessary owing to difficulty

of maintaining supply under present conditions. In deference however

to publie opinion that gosomoter should not be re-erected on existing

site close to tenement houses Hong Kong and China Gas Co.ara prepared

to move the site but their distribution aystem restricts them to

the ɛams neighbourhood. Only suitable area available is Crom Land

at prosent partly occupied by the Sanitary Department incinerators

kennels and inspecters' quarters. Expense to the Company of preparing

this site and extending rains is estimated at Hong Kong dollars

105,000 . In the circumstances should be glad to have your approval

to sell area required by private treaty but without restricted user

commonly imposed in much cases. The Company's present property is

not so restricted. The proposed terms and conditions to which the

Company agree are :- term of 75 years renewable. Area of about

61, 310 square feet at 60 cents square foot = Hong Kong dollars

36,786. Government to retain use of existing buildings for five

years when compensation at estimated value will be paid by the

Company. Crom ront Hong Kong dollars 600 per annum for five years

then Hong Kong dollars 1,126 per anmin. It is proposed to reprovision

the Sanitary Department preaisos en at present unfinished Kennedy

Town reolaxation in pursuance of policy of removing slaughter houses

sherato. Chairman of the Gas Co.at present in the Colony is leaving

for England in the course of the next few days. Request early reply

by cable.