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COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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... and is thus prevented from employing its fire in that direction; however, this is a subject for the consideration of the Government.

With a view to this area not being devoted to the extension of the city, my attention has been turned to the necessity of improving it; and with this view I think it desirable to make a further addition by the reclamation of the ground from the sea in front of the Bowring Strand, and to cut down the hill called Possession Point; this hill stands on a space of about 300 feet square, and the whole of this space is occupied by a single line of houses, a Police Station; by the removal of the hill accommodation might be provided for upwards of a hundred houses, and with the extension of the land seawards, an additional frontage of 1800 feet is obtained, which would give in a double row 240 houses, or 340 houses in all, giving accommodation to at least 3000 Chinese. The land would be let down for nothing, the former would be sold by auction, and Assessment would fix the rate permission to the tenants to extend their frontages and occupy the latter.

If either of these plans can be carried into effect, measures must be adopted for the establishment of a Town East of the Albany Nullah; a function this area I have attempted to fill on two occasions, but with poor result; four times an Asiatic factory ... are built in the neighbourhood, but are occupied by boat builders, and people of no wealth no benefit to the colony.

On this area, however, the

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference: CO133/11 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON --- ... and is thus prevented from employing its fire in that direction; however, this is a subject for the consideration of the Government. With a view to this area not being devoted to the extension of the city, my attention has been turned to the necessity of improving it; and with this view I think it desirable to make a further addition by the reclamation of the ground from the sea in front of the Bowring Strand, and to cut down the hill called Possession Point; this hill stands on a space of about 300 feet square, and the whole of this space is occupied by a single line of houses, a Police Station; by the removal of the hill accommodation might be provided for upwards of a hundred houses, and with the extension of the land seawards, an additional frontage of 1800 feet is obtained, which would give in a double row 240 houses, or 340 houses in all, giving accommodation to at least 3000 Chinese. The land would be let down for nothing, the former would be sold by auction, and Assessment would fix the rate permission to the tenants to extend their frontages and occupy the latter. If either of these plans can be carried into effect, measures must be adopted for the establishment of a Town East of the Albany Nullah; a function this area I have attempted to fill on two occasions, but with poor result; four times an Asiatic factory ... are built in the neighbourhood, but are occupied by boat builders, and people of no wealth no benefit to the colony. On this area, however, the

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :--

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

133/11 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

76.

and is thins prevented from geploying it's fire in that direction; however, this is -Aubject for the consideration of the Gemment.

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Huild this area- not be devoted to the extensin of the city, my attention has been turned to the necessity of emoentrating it ; and with this nine- I think it desirable to make a further addition by the reclamation of the ground from the four in front of the Bailorm_

Strand, and to ont done the hill called. Possession_Print; this hill stands ma house of about 300 feet square, and the colile of this speace is recupied by Single lima, a Police Station; by the

removal of the hill accommodation

might be provided for upscards of hundred houses, and with the extension of the land Haurrards, an additional

least

area

prontage of 1800 fort is obtained, which? would give in a double raw 240 homes, or 340 houses in all, giving accommodation= to at 3000 Chines The will would be ent down for nothing, the former. would be sold by auction, and Assessment would fix the rate permission to the tenants to extend their frontages and occupy the latter.

If wither of theve plows can be

carried into effect, p

Measures must be

adopted for the establishment of a Thou East of the Albany Genderous; a fintion this area I have attempted to foll two recasions, but with po soitre

result; four-times

Anitic factory

a for himas are built in the neighbourhood, but are recupied by boat builders, and people of 100 wealth n benefit to the colony.

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