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and the ... moved from within the Military lines, Military buildings from without; this combined with the arrangements which will have to be made for accommodation whilst permanent buildings are erected or fit for habitation, will prevent any development of the Peninsula for Commercial purposes for a number of years.
... to Come, and is consequently Certain to cause much loss and inconvenience both to the & Imperial and Colonial services. I maintain that all these points should have been duly considered before any unauthorised occupation: even ... of a such an ... was made, or any intimation of a desire for this area submitted for His Excellency's approval. A sketch for a Roman Catholic Chapel is finished, a sketch for a Protestant Church Commenced - One Range of Barracks roofed in and partially floored, while two others are in progress, and sites for four or five others marked out.
I submit that within the several areas applied for by the Military for permanent occupation troops and batteries, there is abundant space for every possible want, not only for the additional men now proposed to be sent there for the Summer, but for a far greater number; in fact I am convinced that without inconvenience or difficulty of any kind, 800 Men could be effectively ... upon areas now vacant, butted upon areas which it is highly probable permanent buildings or batteries will be erected in several years, and which comprise all those requirements for sanatory objects which at present Napiers Range does not possess. These areas are shown on the Plan and marked MIL.P. I should recommend the occupation of O. and ME in the first instance, but object to I at present, until a point referred to...