to me
Officer.
by Captain Maghias, late Land
I now
Lordship,
beg..
d to
to forward
in order that it
mary
Your
be laid
on the
before. Her Majesty's Government, a very rough sketch of the Settlement Northorn side of the Island; exhibiting the various locations and the principal.
half, but from the want-
Surveying
w
or the "Queen's" Road. This Sketch includes a distance of about four miles and
the want of proper Instruments the relative proportions and distances of the locations are not correctly preserved. The Memorandum marked A, which I annex to this Despatch, will. I trust sufficiently explain this sketch for present ____ purposes,
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purposes; and in addition to what is here shown, I have to mention, that on the
opposite, or South, Side of the Island there are Barracks
Barracks for 200 Men;
and
men at
e proper complement of officers close to the small Town of "Check - Chu"; and that Barracks are in the course of erection for an equal number of the Village of
"That_pae_wan", where also a spot has been fixed on for Step and eventually docks, which to be formed by a Company.
It
Now
an Patent
are about
only remains for me, before I close this Despatch, to place on official record, and to solicit the attention of
Her
Majesty's Government to the two ____ Extracts from letters, in a
-private
form,
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Officer.
by Captain Maghias, late Land
I now
Lordship,
beg..
d to
to forward
in order that it
mary
Your
be laid
on the
before Her Majesty's Government, a very rough sketch of the Settlement Northern side of the Island; exhibiting the various locations and the principal
half, but from the want of
Surveying
or the "Queen's" Road. This Sketch includes a distance of about four miles and
the want of proper Instruments the relative proportions and distances of the locations are not correctly preserved. The Memorandum marked A, which I annex to this Despatch, will, I trust sufficiently explain this sketch for present purposes;
195
purposes; and in addition to what is here shown, I have to mention, that on the
opposite, or South, Side of the Island there are Barracks for 200 Men;
and
a proper complement of officers close to the small Town of "Chek Chu"; and that Barracks are in the course of erection for an equal number at the Village of
"Tai-pai-wan", where also a spot has been fixed on for a Step and eventually docks, which are to be formed by a Company.
It
Now
an Patent
are about
only remains for me, before I close this Despatch, to place on official record, and to solicit the attention of
Her
Majesty's Government to the two Extracts from letters, in a
private
form,
Corrected further with proper OCR proofreading:Officer.
by Captain Maghias, late Land
I now
Lordship,
beg to
forward
in order that it
may
be laid
before Her Majesty's Government, a very rough sketch of the Settlement North side of the Island; exhibiting the various locations and the principal
half, but from the want of proper
Surveying
or the "Queen's" Road. This Sketch includes a distance of about four miles and
from the want of proper Instruments the relative proportions and distances of the locations are not correctly preserved. The Memorandum marked A, which I annex to this Despatch, will, I trust, sufficiently explain this sketch for present purposes;
195
and in addition to what is here shown, I have to mention, that on the
opposite, or South, Side of the Island there are Barracks for 200 Men;
and a proper complement of officers close to the small Town of "Chek Chu"; and that Barracks are in the course of erection for an equal number at the Village of
"Tai-pai-wan", where also a spot has been fixed on for a Step and eventually docks, which are to be formed by a Company.
Now
It only remains for me, before I close this Despatch, to place on official record, and to solicit the attention of
Her
Majesty's Government to the two Extracts from letters, in a private form,