scloure No.2 in Colonel Covnoman's letter to I. f.J. Navb dated 7 Nov. 1881.
Copy.
Sir,
reply
In Secretary,
Many Hong?
381
it at Celeb JAN 1881.
425
to the letter of the Asst. Military
the 4th Sept. lock, stating that the Lieut. fineral Commanding had suggested that the Chineer houses in the neighbourhood of the funcotton store in Wellington Barracks were a source of danger, I in
(in the
event of five to the establishments, I have to state. That the proximity of thimise houses to the Barracks and other Military Establish- ments must always be a
military
to fovernment property
at of
danger
and that is one
the principal reasons why I have proposed. the removal of the naval and military establishments to Causeway Bay.
the
the stock
That danger is, however, not aggravated by presence of the Suncotton slove; funcotton if it is properly made is not subject to spontaneous combustion, and here was made in the fovernment Factory at Waltham Abbey, I do not think there is the least donges
that move,
otherwise it
will not explode without detonation, and even if the building in which it is contained took five it would merely buon hoomlessly awe recommended that the
However
I have
Submarine Mlining stores required for
the
Westion entrance to the harbour 'should be placed on stonecutters Island, on the "level ground lately occupied
the prison
if the Colonial authorities will spore the
land.
then the latest prement of gun cotton would
be stored
an
the remainder
required for the Eastern Entrance
of on
this
The Offices Commanding 3
the troops China & S. S.
new site
at present. I have the honour, te.. (signed) W. Crossman, Colit