CO129-557-6 Tenure of lands held by War Department 16-1-1936 - 25-1-1937 — Page 66

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Sir,

Enclosure No. 8.

C.R.C.C.2784(CE).

Chief Engineer's Office,

Command Headquarters,

Victoria Barracks,

Hong Kong,

30th November, 1935.

65

13th instant.

With reference to your letter No. 543/35 of the

The War Office have not yet withdrawn their veto on the signing of the memoranda regarding Lots 5 and 6, and I do not think that any useful purpose would be served by

sending them an urgent reminder.

My own view, for what it is worth, is that the War Office are unlikely to make any further surrender of their rights or titles, and it is not clear to me why they should

be asked so to do.

The Land Officer,

Land Office, Courts of Justice,

Hong Kong.

I have, &c.,

(Sd.) E. Kirke,

Colonel,

Chief Engineer,

China Cominand.