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further of any other site, then generally

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greally inferior to it;

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that all others

had I not been required to give

more detailed opinion the position

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which Sir YC. Robinson the Governor of the Colony in connection with the persent Commending Royal Engineer recommends as the best for the accommodation

the Troops.

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It is notorious to all who take

interest in the matter that while the

ground

the heights selected by

Colonel Mann

as

the Military

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-carnestly desired by the Civil,

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Community, that more recently proposed

to be substituted, and now pressed on our acceptance by the present Governor is ill- suitse for any

Colonial purpose, hence probably v

arises the whole discussion us to site, for u

independant of Colonial Interest nove

second opinion could ever

Iverily believe trave been entertained in regard to the

: best locality for erecting Barracks - The Commanding Royal Engnicer speaks

locality, which be seconds the

of the

new

as "The Valley

Governor in recommending, proposed to be made into and Cantonment why the bare mention

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