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441
on receipt of which no time will be
lost ui
coming
to
a
décision.-
With
or
that
regard to the proposal half the cost of the work should be bome by the Imperial Government either directly
in the form of abatement of the Military contribution, Iam to observe that the junction of the Prayas is primarily for the improvement of the Town, that it would never have. been advocated on sanitary grounds alone for the benefit of the Troops, that it would be difficult to establish that the health of the Troops is injuriously affected by present arrangements, and that opinion is unanimous that an
epidemic
epidemic would probably break out
the Troops during
the progress
among
of the proposed work. —
Iam to state that the land to be reclaimed in front of the Military Barracks is not wanted for building
purposes and might be laid out as Gardens for the use of the public, subject to certain restrictions, and let at a nominal rent to the Town. Iam to point out that the of £20,000 paid by HongKong Military contribution is very
00
thriving abolony to pay,
as
in
pum
a
little for
comparison to the £45,000 per annum, plecs
about £5,000 per annum
for Barracks,
paid