Javail.

myself of this opportunity

to likewise, acknowledge the rescipt of Your Lordship's letter. N. 248 of the 26th of July, and have no objection, to an additonal mat Building being,

indicated.

being built on the site

I have to.

Ligned. Henry Pottinger

Major General

The Lord Saltown, M. C. BIG, OH.

My Lord.

to.

Yo.

c.

Victoria, 14th August, 1843.

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's letter. N. 267. of yesterday's date with its accompaniments

and to return the latter in order that

the contemplated Barracks may be prepared without delay.

I'm thus giving my assent; agreeable

to

No 38.

that the site

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to Lord Stanley's Instructions addressed to Your Lordship on the 31st of January last, I think it proper to say selected for the Mat Sheds or Barracks, the Madras Sappers and Miners and Gun Lazzars 40, 40. is not within the limits of the land I had proposed to allot for Cantonments, since these limits were not meant by

or

me, except in cases

of

special reservations, such as the wood, yard, Wharfs & to cross the Queen's Road; but as I have submitted the decision of the appropriation of all Marine locations specially to the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government; I merely think it right that your Lordship

should be aware

of the fact now stated: and I have no objection to offer.

I have.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

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