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DETAILS OF THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY THE COLONY

ON ACCOUNT OF ITS MILITARY DEFENUK

In Pounds Sterling.

$ + க

The Military Posts, and Works, are under the control

of

Her Majesty's War Department. No expense is incurred on account there of by the Colony, and they are as follows:-

Military Store houses and offices, Arsenal yard Military Store and Powder Magazines at thoughing and heilells Island Department Murray and North Barracks; Gesieval and Native Victoria Military Hospitals and Hospital ship

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(The Military Posts and works continued:)

Murray Battery

Wellington Battery

Head Quarter Battery

3. 24 Pounder Guns- 9 Feet. 3, 24 Pounder Guns. b. Jeet- 2. Iron Mortars - 10 inch_

2.

B

8 inch

8, 32 Pounder Guns & Feet.

.9

1, 32 Pounder Gun. 6. Feet

2. 32. Pounder Guns. 9 Feet-

6 Pounder Gun

1.

Fortifications

In addition to the above, there are 5 Sites on various parts of the Island Sebapart for the erection of Batteries for the defence of the Harbour and bity of Victoria, they

"Hercules" moored in the harbour; Officers' Quarters with Medical and Barrack Stores at Spring Gardens Commissariat Offices

Barrack

[Department.

and Store houses.

bommisariat

•Department.

・Stanley,

Saiwan Barrack Buildings

As

De

Do

Barrack Department.

bommifurial

(Department.

Kowloon I Temporary mat and Wood Hut Barracko__

Commissariat Mat Shed Store houses

are as

follows:-

Belcher Point, North Point, Possession Point,

Ochterlong's Battery - Syemoon Peninsula.

there are no works on these 5 reserved sites, but they are reserved for works. yet- Also, Sites for Military Works have been proposed to be reserved at Koraloon and Slone Cuttero' Island).

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference

C.O, 133

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COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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