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to the

its and Contracts.

Any

neo-

their completion, according- original Agreements

With regard to further buildings, they can only be wanted for the Military Naval Branches of the Service, and the proposals for their being- built must necessarily emanate

in

02-

the Heads of those Departments, that is, the Officer Commanding or the Senior officer Majesty's Navy at this

the Troops, of. Her

Station; but as the past experience. has perfectly demonstrated, that it is far more economical_, to say nothing of the other_

obvious advantages

as to health

discipline,

discipline, to, to provide good-

quarters for

on

shore, in

preference, to keeping them shut- up in expensive, hired Transports, and that the same reasoning-

applies far

to

all Kinds

of

Stores,

as their care and preservation

extends; I give your full Authority to comply with any requisitions You may

receive from the "Authorities above named, and to

give effect to their wishes, regarding "the allotment of Sites, and advances for Buildings, whether for Barracks, Store - Houses, Hospitals,

of

te..

Cash

You

will of

course, clearly

understand