[ { "id": 245129, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "page_number": 208, "title": "CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "**(tam expr)**\n\n## Provisional Command Frantary,\n\n6\n\n23/5 207\n\nMorner General's office Konstanz 9. Germany 1865\n\nday\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 7th instant received this day.\n\nIn reply, I much regret to say that it being quite impossible after arriving at Canton, I am unable to avail myself of the offer of a Court of Inquiry into the case of my arrest and detention.\n\nI have etc.,\n\n**(Regen) I. Chisholm, Lt. Col.**\n\n**(Innerpy)**\n\nLt. Colonel Foley, \nMilitary Secretary\n\n**(Jerne afry)**\n\n**(Ligma)** F. G. Foley, Lt. Col. \nMA\n\nProvisional Command Frantary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247481, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 153, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "honor to forward a copy of a Letter from\n\nColonel Wynne Commanding Royal Engineers and to state that I have\n\ndirected that Officers at once to place the necessary boundary stones & they prevent further Complication. The original plans have been signed by The Honorables F. Geo. Cleverly, Esquire, the Surveyor General and Colonel Wynne Com? Role and\n\napproved by\n\nthe Acting,\n\nHis Excellency the\n\nGovernor Colonel Caine, and\n\nmyself\n\nas\n\nCommanding\n\nthe Troops.\n\nI have\n\n150 mg. Troops in China.\n\nSep/C. Van Straubenzee 3 15\n\nCanz. Min\n\n(Copy)\n\n(FB) J. George Foley Cols\n\nMaclaren Fregatery.\n\n(Jav Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247483, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 155, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "been signed by the Acting Governor and Colonial Treasurer, and it only now remains to erect the necessary boundary stone, to meet the cost of which an item will be inserted in the annual estimate now being prepared.\n\nI hope to have copies of these plans in time to transmit to the Inspector General of Fortifications by the mail of the 22nd July.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) Geo. Wynne\n\nCapt. R.E.\n\nTrue Copy\n\n(Signed) H. George Foley\n\nCol. Sec's Office\n\nHongkong, 9th July 1859\n\nSir,\n\nGovernment Offices, Victoria\n\nHongkong, 4th July, 1859\n\n\"Secret\"\n\n152\n\nIn acknowledging your despatch of May last (date not specified), I have the honour to report that I have consulted General Straubenzee, Colonel Anstruther, Commandant of this garrison, and Colonel Wynne, Commanding Royal Engineer, on the subject of the defences of Hongkong, and that while no undue alarm is felt,\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nSir Edward B. Lytton, Bt., M.P.,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418547, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 125, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "Enclosure 1.\n\nSchedule of Correspondence.\n\nC.O. 9331/124 REC'd 17 MAR 09\n\n1. From the Colonial Secretary to the Commanding Royal Engineer, dated 2nd January, 1906.\n\n2. From Colonel Foley to the Colonial Secretary, dated 24th October, 1859.\n\n3. From the Colonial Secretary to Colonel Foley, dated 27th October, 1859.\n\n4. From the Colonial Secretary to the Chief Engineer, South China Command, dated 14th November, 1907.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418548, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 126, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "Colonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHongkong, 2nd January, 1906.\n\nIn reply to your two letters No. 379/29/109 dated the 23rd November and 27th December, 1905, respectively, I have the honour to inform you that this Government do not propose to take over the War Department Property in Spring Gardens at a valuation.\n\n2. With regard to the disposal otherwise of this property, I am directed to call your attention to the letter addressed on the 24th October, 1859, to the Colonial Secretary by Colonel Foley, Military Secretary to the Major-General then commanding the Military Forces in South China, and to Fr. Mercer's reply, dated the 27th October, 1859, in accordance with which a Crown Rent of £150 per annum will be reimposed in the event of Inland Lot No. 427, at present held by the War Department for the balance of the term of 999 years from the 29th July, 1855, ceasing to be the property of that Department.\n\n3. I am further to express regret at the delay in replying to your earlier letter due to the necessity...\n\nPage 125\n\n \n(The first few lines appear to be OCR errors and are not coherent. They have been omitted in the output as they do not form a meaningful part of the text.)\n\nhas been rewritten to \nColonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHongkong, 2nd January, 1906.\n\nIn reply to your two letters No. 379/29/109 dated the 23rd November and 27th December, 1905, respectively, I have the honour to inform you that this Government do not propose to take over the War Department Property in Spring Gardens at a valuation.\n\n2. With regard to the disposal otherwise of this property, I am directed to call your attention to the letter addressed on the 24th October, 1859, to the Colonial Secretary by Colonel Foley, Military Secretary to the Major-General then commanding the Military Forces in South China, and to Fr. Mercer's reply, dated the 27th October, 1859, in accordance with which a Crown Rent of £150 per annum will be reimposed in the event of Inland Lot No. 427, at present held by the War Department for the balance of the term of 999 years from the 29th July, 1855, ceasing to be the property of that Department.\n\n3. I am further to express regret at the delay in replying to your earlier letter due to the necessity\n\nwithout the last line as it is not part of the original text but rather a comment.\n\nHere is the corrected output in HTML as requested:\n\nColonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHongkong, 2nd January, 1906.\n\nIn reply to your two letters No. 379/29/109 dated the 23rd November and 27th December, 1905, respectively, I have the honour to inform you that this Government do not propose to take over the War Department Property in Spring Gardens at a valuation.\n\n2. With regard to the disposal otherwise of this property, I am directed to call your attention to the letter addressed on the 24th October, 1859, to the Colonial Secretary by Colonel Foley, Military Secretary to the Major-General then commanding the Military Forces in South China, and to Fr. Mercer's reply, dated the 27th October, 1859, in accordance with which a Crown Rent of £150 per annum will be reimposed in the event of Inland Lot No. 427, at present held by the War Department for the balance of the term of 999 years from the 29th July, 1855, ceasing to be the property of that Department.\n\n3. I am further to express regret at the delay in replying to your earlier letter due to the necessity\n\nPage 125", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418551, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 129, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "Colonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHongkong, 27th October, 1859.\n\nSir,\n\nIn reply to your letter regarding Inland Lots Nos. 101 and 427, I have the honour to inform you that His Excellency the Governor has ordered a special warrant to be passed for the refund of the two sums mentioned by you, amounting to £109 4s - viz., £34 4s paid as ground rent on No. 101 and £75 on same account on No. 427.\n\nThe warrant it is presumed will be made payable to Deputy Assistant Commanding General Foster, Military Accountant.\n\nThese lots will in future be exempt from ground rent while the property of the War Department.\n\nAs regards local taxations, the question has been already settled, and Police and Lighting Rates are not charged on the above premises.\n\nI have etc.,\n\n(sd.) W. S. Fercer,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nHonourable Colonel Foley,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418555, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 133, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "3 ewao!ami .re[AXTA? Vregat nd boszindua`noléasu: A * herabtanoo erest I \n\n132 \n\nregister of the Land Office (Land Officer's minute of 25th November, 1905.) \n\n4. When Colonel Lewis drew up his statement of particulars he evidently did not know the conditions under which Spring Gardens is held by the War Department vis a vis the Colonial Government set out in a letter from the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong dated 27th October, 1859, addressed to Colonel Foley, Military Secretary to the Major-General commanding the Military Forces.\n\n5. The history of those conditions is contained in that letter and in a previous one from Colonel Foley to which it was a reply. In his letter dated 24th October, 1859, Colonel Foley had asked the Colonial Secretary \"to move the Governor of Hongkong to exempt from local taxation \"inland lots 101 and 427 (Spring Gardens) they having been purchased and \"used solely for Military purposes, and to allow the sums disbursed on account of Crown Rent to be refunded by the Colonial Government\".\n\nThe Colonial Secretary in reply informed Colonel Foley that the Governor had acceded to his request, continuing as follows:- \"These lots will in future be exempt from Crown Rent while the property of the War Department\".\n\n6. The existing Agreement between the Colonial Government\n\nPage 132\n\n \n(three lines at the bottom are kept as is, assuming they are part of the page numbering or other metadata)\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instruction for page numbering and formatting:\n\nPage 132\n\n...\n\nPage 132\n\nShould be represented as is, if the original has three lines at the top and three at the bottom. 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In his letter dated 24th October, 1859, Colonel Foley had asked the Colonial Secretary \"to move the Governor of Hongkong to exempt from local taxation \"inland lots 101 and 427 (Spring Gardens) they having been purchased and \"used solely for Military purposes, and to allow the sums disbursed on account of Crown Rent to be refunded by the Colonial Government\".\n\nThe Colonial Secretary in reply informed Colonel Foley that the Governor had acceded to his request, continuing as follows:- \"These lots will in future be exempt from Crown Rent while the property of the War Department\".\n\n6. The existing Agreement between the Colonial Government\n\nGiven the original text's condition and the instructions, a more accurate representation with page numbering would be:\n\nPage 132\n\n...\n\n3 ewao!ami .re[AXTA? Vregat nd boszindua`noléasu: A * herabtanoo erest I \n\n132 \n\nregister of the Land Office (Land Officer's minute of 25th November, 1905.) \n\n4. 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