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out the original plan of constructing Barracks and Quarters for married Soldies at Roelom for Europian Battalion.
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Previous correspondence, between The Colonial and Military Authorities, will have informed Wis Excellency the Governor, of Major General Guy's
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the subject of what land he considered should be retained at Raolom for Military purposes, and these were
fully explained to the Secretary of State for War. The Major General thinks therefore not = withstanding the letter from the Wan Office of the 13th April last, that it is extremely doubtful whicher the original plan of building barracks at Kowloon
will
wh
be carried into effect.
With reference to the copy of
the letter dated 12th October 1866, from the Colonial Office to the Secretary of
State for War, which
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forwarded to
the
the Major General for his information, he desires to observe that this first intimation he had received of
was
amy
official application having been made by Mr. E. the Governor to the Majesty's
Gornument to
erument to surrender to the Colony that part of Rowlom peninsula belong ing to the War Department, which had bee resurved for Military purposes,
intimation of wich official appli- cation having
reached the)
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Major General shirurgh the Colonial