Stone Cutters Island.
The position assigned to the Battery at Stone Cutter's best is, the Committee Considers, oni of great importance for the protection of the Western Entrance of the Harbows. Consequently, they recommend that the site should be lowered 50
feet and made large enough to take 3-10inch
2-quich guns
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An
is
armament of
held to be sufficient for Stone cutters
Central Battery. As regards Stone Cutter's East, the two guns in that position would indoubtedly be more effective if they were placul
on the top of Cosmopolitan Dock Hill, on the Kowloon perinzulu
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peinisulce. However it is desirable to concentrate as far as possible the
defences of Howwon and of Stone
Cutter's Island, and on
this
account
the Committee has adopted the site at tom Cutter's cast in preference to that the main land. In rear of this
Battery, which will be armeet with Zwich R.M.L will be placed
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demnsible Barrack for
and the site
of
200 men,
The Colonial jail
on
a
Foult offer a good position for thes Jus-marino Mining Establis nment.
The cost of
the works as above would be;
Ilone cutters West