CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 227

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should be

cited

a moderate scale, at the Public expense; & there

should also be erected

in as close contiguity to it as may be possible, the necessary buildings

for the transaction of the business of the basin's public departments - The general rule is, that no

public building be undertaken without a previous plan & estimate prefaced by the Civil Engineer, with the concurrence of the Surveyor

general, & approved by

the chief Officer of the Royal Engineers stationed at Hong Kong - The observance of this regulation is indispensable-a farther

rule, to be observed except when some evident necessity may

justify a departure from it, is that the commencement of any such buildings should be postponed until after the plan & estimate & proposed expenditure thereon have been reported to & approved by Her Majesty's government,

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should be cited a moderate scale, at the Public expense; & there should also be erected in as close contiguity to it as may be possible, the necessary buildings for the transaction of the business of the basin's public departments - The general rule is, that no public building be undertaken without a previous plan & estimate prefaced by the Civil Engineer, with the concurrence of the Surveyor general, & approved by the chief Officer of the Royal Engineers stationed at Hong Kong - The observance of this regulation is indispensable-a farther rule, to be observed except when some evident necessity may justify a departure from it, is that the commencement of any such buildings should be postponed until after the plan & estimate & proposed expenditure thereon have been reported to & approved by Her Majesty's government,
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should be ceted a moderate seale, at the Aublic exfence; & there should also be erected in as close contiguity to it as may be posible, the recessary buildings for the transaction of the business of the basins public departments - The pencial rule is, that as public building he undertaken without a previous plan & estimate prefaced by the civil Engineer, with the concnsence of the Summeyer L general, & afferred by : 225 the chief Affier of the Ragul Engineers stationed it Hong Kong - The obsumme of this regulation is indispersable-a farther 1 requice sule, to be abserved except when some evidents recepity may a defacture from it, is that the commencement of any much buildings should he postponed until after the plan & extimate & proposed expenditure thats have been reported the & affioned by her Majesty's government,
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should be

ceted

a moderate seale, at the Aublic exfence; & there

should also be erected

in as close contiguity to it as may be posible, the recessary buildings

for the transaction of the business of the basins public departments - The pencial rule is, that as

public building he undertaken without a previous plan & estimate prefaced by the civil Engineer, with the concnsence of the Summeyer

L

general, & afferred by

:

225

the chief Affier of the Ragul Engineers stationed it Hong Kong - The obsumme of this regulation is indispersable-a farther

1

requice

sule, to be abserved except when some evidents recepity may

a defacture from it, is that the commencement of any much buildings should he postponed until after the plan & extimate & proposed expenditure thats have been reported the & affioned by her Majesty's government,

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