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of this Colony. I request Your Lordship to study his letter of July 26, 1882, appended to his report to the Colonial Office. The lots of land covered chiefly by Chinese houses, are etched in black on Mr Chadwick's plan. He advises as follows: "The best course will be the purchase of the whole of the lots marked black, by the War Department." Additional accommodation is required for the Troops, some of which are now occupying civil buildings, for which an annual rental of £2,200 is paid, and which are not suitable for the purpose to which they are applied.
The saving that would be effected by doing away with the old barracks, together with the sums obtained by the sale of the detached portions of War Department property, Spring Gardens and Brook Cottage, would greatly reduce the cost of the purchase, and the remaining expenditure would be amply justified by the advantages gained."
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It is earnestly to be hoped that the War Office will follow Mr. Chadwick's advice with regard to the