M. Bramston
The Governor has included 3528 3rd on the last list unanswered dès I therefore submit draft for Con disposing of it.
J omit the purport of par. 2 of this letter as it may be undesirable to mention it in a public despatch.
C. O.
F&T 1000 1--9 -865 849
It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to The Under Secretary of State, War Office, Pall Mall, London, (S.W.)
RECR 7313
[Ref 12 APR 02
WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, S.W., 11 April 1892.
With reference to your letter dated 30 March 1892 forwarding copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong reporting that the Barracks at Stanley would be of no use to the Colonial Government; I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you for the information of Knutsford that the site of Stanley Barracks was used as a Camping ground for the troops during the cholera epidemic of 1895(?) with very beneficial results; and that it is proposed to retain the site in War Department charge in the event of its being again required for such a purpose.
2. Moreover, as Stanley is the most favourable point at which an enemy could land, it might be advisable in time of war.
The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.