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position as
natural from his Governor of the Colony) for
Colonial Interests, he suggested that after the first necessitous
demands
were met the site across
the neck of the peninsula.
was
capable of advantageously r meching the other demands
of improved,
as
from Medical
in
be understood
Reports
of berny
it
was
capable
done; and
ni
which
fully
as
I...
Enginer Officer for
wad-ond
already expressed.
The
The Chief point then to consider is whether this apparently convenient and strategic site ("the neck of the peninsula ) is available in a sanatory point-
of view for Military occupation?
and
In its present state I consider "Certainly not ",
for obvious sanatory reasons.
Can these objections be remedied ?
I say,
as an
Engineer Officer of upwards of 25-
years
T
service (now in 4 quarters of the Globe)
I consider they certainly can.
The P. M. O. in his observations forgets
art 7_ hage 4 that the chilling gusts of the Cold V. E. Monsent
(as
a rule a welcome guest in moderation, and in "due season") will be much broken by the sheltering promontory due Exst and aNorthward,
and only about 1800 yards from the neck of land I propose to occupy; and with the
ordinary
or