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the Admiral necessary
area as 300 acres
to propose such an
Navy
• for the Army and a
(in addition to other points" for Batteries;
against
arise) an
Course no
objection can
these latter of
ample
area should be given for any future Hospitals or Permanent Barracks
for
the Army or Navy; Parade Grounds Yer
· for the Coal Depot - The Admiral
as well as
Yard, and
arise
however shews that it is of consequence to remove the store of Coals from the ... no doubt it is, but if deleterious gazes how
necessary is it to shift, either the position of the proposed Hospital, or the New Coal Depot, as shown in
as shewn in his Plan, for the former is placed on the high ground above the latter,
and in line of the prevailing Summer Wind.
the Military occupation of this
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large area, I may remark that, at present we have Barracks, Hospitals, store Houses and Establishments in Victoria occupying, exclusive of the Parade Ground
34 acres,
Can
and
~ possibly
I feel
arise for
and unavailable land,
confident that no necessity
a retention of the sea
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board referred to, or of more than 60 or so acres
at the utmost (exclusive of what is demanded
for Batteries)
With this view then I submit for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, the Plan referred to, (being
a copy of the
Lieutenant Bira -
Meilitary Sketch Royal Engineers)
examination of
a series
of
by
and after a careful
the area have designed such
Roads as
to
afford facilities of
access to its several divisions, for purposes of