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Sir Henry Pollinger,
to Inclosures No1.
regarding site for a Military
Forwarding Correspondence
Hospital.....
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Sir,
Victoria
the March 1840.
The Major General's attention
having been recently directed to the necessity of erecting a permanent Hospital for the Troops stationed at Hongkong, it has become necessary to fix upon a site for
that purpose,
and
Brigadier Cholmondeley, the Medical and other superior Officers
The Chief Engineer
The Sanitary Commissioner noted in the Margin, who
the Superintending Surgeon,
Mr Arden
were
a
Committee and were employed in taking the whole subject
into consideration having given decided preference for a Tea location, such as is not to be found within the Cantonment. I have now the honor by the Major General's desire to request that you
R. Woosnam Esqre
would submit to His
Excellency
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