the cost of closing such
ground were subscribed,
I think the Government might
then either establish a small consecrated burial ground under
Similar regulations and charges The present Protestant
Cemetery
or else a grant might be sold on
terms to be granted to Trustees
as
suggested by His Grace,
the Duke of Northumberland
in Your Despatch. But I may
observe that in
a
Colony
fluctuating when the
foreign residents are
constantly changing, and
rarely either from
inclination or interest in
public matters, business of
this description is best
attended to when entrusted
in the hands of the local Government.
With reference to the
suggestion
as to any particular locality which in my opinion
would be best suited for a new Cemetery I would point out that the ground in
Hongkong is
either rocky,
or so steep
or so swampy,
that I imagine great difficulty
would be experienced in
finding anywhere
a tolerably level
situation, with
a sufficient depth of soil,
fitted for such a general Naval Military
Civil Cemetery
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