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went to Chick-Chu early in March, along with the Assistant Quarter Master General, for the purpose of marking out the limits of the Cantonments.
On that occasion, I told him he might include as much land as he pleased whether to cultivate it or leave it, but no houses. Also, that he must allow a right of way for the Chinese to the promontory, beyond the Barracks. Those were the only limitations.
(Signed) A. T. Gordon.
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a true copy.
Buny Bottines
"Victoria" Hongkong Aug the 1843.
Memorandum.
Having read His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger's Memorandum of to-day, I have now to state, that I proceeded to Chek-Chu with Lieut. Colonel Knowles on the 7th February last. I there met Mr. Gordon and Captain Edwards, when all four pointed out to the most respectable householders in that lawn, the houses that it was recommended should be bought up, and pulled down, to clear a site for some barracks it was proposed to build. The result of this proceeding, was reported to His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger on the 8th February.
I afterwards walked over the front of the Cantonments, and I remember remarking, that there was enough ground within them to build barracks upon, without interfering ...