CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 72

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that

may-

be required there, is still

entirely unappropriated _, muil- rendered available_.

b..... may

With respect to the Cantonment's required _ in the vicinity of the Barracks which

are

generally known by the names

of Cantonment Hill Barracks, and _ the Barracks which are now in

1of

creation close to the Harbor

progress

m-

the

western side of the Commissariat and

Ordnance Stores, I have consulted

with Mr

Gordon (the Land Officer) and have _ myself examined the "Land in the neighborhood.... The result of my consultation and examination has been, that I have intimated to Mr. Gordon, that I consider it will be a most excellent arrangement to

assign

to

afsign this fantonment all. the land lying between the Rasine that runs along the Eastern side of "Government

Hill" and the Ravine that divides

the location.

Hospital Hill

from

belonging to Meft?! Holliday Wise Me,

Mofs

merely reserving "Queen's Rood",

Dealy, foring a frontage towards the

- of the defilt of the

ranges of Shops known by the names! of the Cantone and Morgan's Bazaarsi I estimate, that if property

regular

and

Streets

judiciously laid out in the ground included within the two boundaries Share defined; will _ afford

it is

capital locations for not less than from 80 to 100 Houses for Officers, and

very improbable that beyond that number will ever be required.

Jour