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the Southern side of the Queen's Road.__ eastwards from Government Hill, as far-

as Town lot marked. Nr. 14 on

the

Survey, there should be. lots for. European Shops and. Dwelling Houses, and along.

part of this distance (to the eastward

a

Th

of the Burial ground) there might be

Terrace

more to the Southward, or

L

further up the Hill, where I think. ___ Houses will be much in request for various persons in the employment the Merchants, who have alread

of

purchased-

already

or may purchase Marine. opposite. Upon the Northern

Lots opposite. Upon

Jide

of

the Queen's Road-

for

the

number

same distance, there are a

of valuable lots with Sea frontage,

been in the

as will be seen-

Survey;

some

some

.

sons .. of these have already been built upon, having been sold by Captain Ellist, or granted by Mr Johnston As a Situation for the Town now to be founded, I would strongly recommend the "Wong-nei - chung" Valley;

but as I have not yet

of it, I

am unable to

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Jeen a

specify

Survey the

...y-

precise quantity of land available.,

but with what would be reclaimed

by the plan I shall propose, would be ample

there

room for a Town. I propose to build a Sea Wall from a point at the foot of the the Survey,

Hill marked N:84 on

Known as the Morrison Education_ Society Hill to one at that marked- Suburban Lot N°2, the

property