My Lord,
Made in the
With reference to the letter and its accompaniment addressed to Your Lordship on the 15th Instant by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker, regarding the levelling and other improvements recommended to be in the vicinity of "West Point Barracks", I beg that Your Lordship will be so good as to inform me whether you would wish the Officer Commanding the Engineers to superintend the work (the ground having been already assigned to Military purposes) or to have it placed under the Land Officer's Department.
No 15.
477
Spared merely to overlook the different Divisions whilst at Work, it might expedite the whole. When Your Lordship apprizes me of Your wishes I will address the Admiral with reference to the Naval Location.
Major General,
I have the honour,
(Signed) Henry Pottinger
To
The Lord Saltoun K.C.B. and G.C.H.
My Lord,
In the latter case, I should instruct Mr. Gordon to employ at least four Divisions of Coolies, 50 men each division, in order to get the work done as speedily as possible. Superintendents of Coolies (either European or Chinese) will be appointed and if half a dozen steady Privates of the Lascars and Chinese could be spared...
Victoria, July 18th, 1843.
In acknowledging the receipt of Your Lordship's letter No 2014 of the 12th Instant, I have the honour to forward a Copy of a General Order which I have issued providing that Guards may be furnished from all Troops that are at present stationed on board ship.