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Batteries if
claim for propond site for required and when regained) to be duly recorded
by Boundary Stones or marks like other War Department Bundaries to prevent
disputes.
For instance-
The site
for
Ü
Battery would be materially
injured, delays incurred in making good.
final levels, and
final
firture Expenses to the Imperial or Colonial Governments incurred, if the present site available is reduced
below the level of 40 fut above high
water.
feel
This is considered; the loweats
level to keep this site available
service of a battery without
for
the
the
razing
heuses in front of the line of fire?, a butty arrangerment and
one
easily to be avoided
by a little
a
little judgment.
proper approach to this Battery must.
also be secured by rood to be available, and
ient room as a
sufficient
be secured
Guards
for
futive reserve, must also
the Battery with its necessary
and Service occupation, &c. This
approach (road) had better be from the rear,
so as not to be unnecessarily under
fire of bessels approaching from the sea by the West Passage.
In Ser E. Sugard's letter to the Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office 11 & September 1863 is the following passage. "Sore de Grey therefore "if the Colonial Government wish to ~ "ocenpy it (S.M. point of Nowloon Peninsula)
recommends that
"they should be desired to arrange their