the reclaimed ground, it is well.
sheltered from the prevailing winds,
brings
both establishments within
it
ring fence, and therefore
supervision
could be exercised at less cost, and
the live establishments would...
a great deal of time
now wasted
going
and
from
for officials,
house
be saved; houses could be erected.
who
are now
paid high,
ratio for
rent, and who have great difficulty in
even at these
procuring lodgings
rates.
2.
high
But at the same time the
advantage would be
very great to the
Colonial Government, as if the Admiralty ever acceded to the request of the Government
to allow the praya to be created in
front of the present Naval Yard
be at
in Victoria it
it great additional expense
over the space
£00,000
it could only by bridging allow our free access to the water-frontage, which of course if reclaimed for the Kowloon land would be saved
to them.
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the great disadvantage to the
Yard
Admiralty returning the present for is the crowded state, impossibility of
extension, and want of depth of water,
whilst at Kowloon there is
good depth
of water. On the other hand, at Kowloon,
in the event
of a bombardment, the
Yard would be exposed to the enemy's
fire, though at a very long
very long range.
I have re...
50% Geo. Digby Morant, Commodore.