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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

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