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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
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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.
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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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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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