Ho

May

were a

be right to point out that the old Market was in existence when the present. Cantonment boom daries were fixed, and thats the public road and landing. place always intended to intervene between these; yet this not aware that

any

Commanding Royal Engineer has Ever made such an application as the one How under discussion. Even at or Subsequently

to the Settlement of the boundaries.

Lu

Should the love proposition be.

the professionals opiniour of Coloncé Lugard,

the prose defences of this quequal to

to Securing Guard Stouse, I see ho alternative but to make

mangements for Erecting the Market Lot (No: 88) mentioned by M. Walker.

Øn

the

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If I be right in my recollection of the position and natures of the property. Considerable public unprovement would ofpected by the substitution of a Good and "Converent building for the disreputable Chinese houses now Crowded there, and the strateg of the water in front of the lot, which Mr. "Walker urges as an objection, in favorable to the filling out Seawards, which would in large and benefit the property, and need

not.

many

I submit undu Correction -

interfere

with the Wellington

Lerwis

way

Battery

on the Eastwards.

But it would be nece

ssary

B Kame

right of access from the Lear to the Market, And this if not inherent

the Lot itself,

Must be Guaranteed litter War Department, and it would be but fair that as the Colonial Government Currenders valuable property elsewhere, the Expener of purchase

aud

461

and preparation of this Lot Should be defrayed from the Military Chest.

$ 2000, stated by the

The time.

Acting Purveyor Genes at, I do not look upon an excessive price for the purchase in the present Circumstances

to secure,

And finally it would be

on the for thick

CV

the Colony.

en be necessary

Exstern portion of

ground near the Guard House, then given up. & the War Wepartment, a sufficient space for a public way by which the Prayer,

Parach, when hereafter accomplished, may

a, ar

Marine

form its junction with the present Queen's Rook.

This publie

the

way

Guard Sher

would thus be at town. Stout and yet Commanded addition to which Colonel Luzaidi

distaner from bey it ; apprehension of

tu

a

dangerous Assemblage of

chóng

risters there, would hold much more

if applied to the Queens Road cself, which Ue Southern farve

Guard. Stanse abuts-

Iv

I third Schenn

ON

Entrance

the

y

be

luggeated: -

the recinity,

one of those held

Another Marni ot, Convenient for Market panflaces,

Iway,

I have no doubt be bought

Given - Lay

if a high price be given

by the Romish Priests - but I would leave it to the Military Authoriti, to say whether they ar

withing to bear such expence in Consideration of the attainment

of the...

Mossie Carth,

Rear Huntrose,

Forforshire,

Colonial Secretary

Object -

& Hongkong.

28th September 1857-

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