which I forward, in the hope that it may meet the serious objections pointed out by
This codified proposal is that the ground occupied by the North
you.
156,585.
5 square.
Barrack measuring 156, feet, together with the accretion of ground
on
the
annexed to be reclaimed measuring 88,147 square feet, in all 244,732 square feet (tinted in two shades of yellow plan) should be used for the Commissariat and Submarine Mining Establishments, the Head Quarters,
keen on
Royal Artillery being removed to the other side of Queen's Road. It will be
reference to the plan that the foreshore of the land to be reclaimed in front of North Barracks is 580 feet, and that a portion of this, 370 feet long and 50 feet deep at one end tapering to a point at the other end, will be
on
the water side of the proposed roadway. The water frontage of the Commissariat Block is 100 feet and
that enclosed.
that of the Arsenal Yard is 1180.
that the same extent of foreshore
same extent.
147
0 feet, &
et
would
be available under my plan with
the advantage
She
that the water would
be much deeper:
3
weed
green
are a
of the ground
low
1
by the Commissariat tinted dark
the plan is 29,400 square feet
and that of the Arsenal Yard tinted light green is 76,400
in all 105,800
That of Lot 204 tinted yellow) which are to be
acquired is
72,580 square feet.
178,380 There would, therefore be a
square
feet by the
eva
after
gain of 66,352 arrangement proposed by me you have obtained possession of lots 20 and 21. If these lots are left out of Consideration, my proposal would give you 244,732 square feet for the Commissariat and Arsenal Yard
vinstead
S
ury,