CO129-567-3 Request by Admiralty for additional land at the Naval Arsenal 18-1-1938 - 24-3-1939 — Page 32

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NATION

FOR

SCHEME

DISABLED

MEN

Sir,

RECE

Any further communication 1938

should be addressed to-

The Secretary of the Admiralty. O. P

London, W.T

quoting "C.E.in C.0457/37/57b.

L.P. No 8

Admiralty, S.W.1.

31

18

January, 1938.

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the

Admiralty to refer to the arrangement under which in

consideration of a contribution of 2,000,000, which the

Hong Kong Government undertook to make to the cost of

constructing a new Armament Depot, My Lords agreed to

surrender to the Government Kellett's Island and the

Arsenal Yard (vide Colonial Office letter of the 9th

September, 19316

682779/31

'31 and subsequent correspondence).

This arrangement was duly carried out, but during

the past year, owing to the critical situation in the Far

East, and the consequent urgent necessity for the expansion of

Naval Establishments at Hong Kong, My Lords have been in

communication with the Hong Kong Government with a view to

the re-acquisition of the greater part of the Arsenal Yard

The provisional terms quoted by the Government

2.

property.

are that the Admiralty should pay:-

Plan

H.K. (6)

For the area coloured red on Plan No.1281/37 herewith

1, 205, 600 dollars

For the areas coloured red and blue on plan

2,226,100 dollars

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

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