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Mr. Gordon cannot now be called on for any explanation, as to his having, owing to his severe fever, been confined to his bed for the last ten days; he is too ill to attend to any business.
In the meantime His Excellency the Governor desires me to observe that the ground must, for purposes of Police, either be under Civil or military jurisdiction; that he can see no reason to alter the view which was communicated to you in my letter No. 173 of the 25th of last month; since, should it become requisite to defend the Cantonment by mutiny or otherwise (on that side), the first step to be probably taken would be that of pulling down and levelling the whole Town. His Excellency will give orders that the Town shall not be extended, or any new houses be built in the direction of the Cantonment; and he begs that the Honorable the Major General will be so good as to direct that the Boundary marks may be placed along the pencil line between the letters RR.
I have to [illegible] Richard Horman
A. J. Gordon, Esq.
Land Officer to Victoria
Hongkong, May 27th 184.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 10th of last month, No. 36, I am directed to inform you that you are authorized to purchase Grates - with Fenders, furnaces and mantel Pieces - for the houses now being...