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understand, that all such buildings are to be prepared Established by on the system on my arrival.
from the Northward. That is, the Plans, Estimates, and Contracts, are to be made by the Engineer, and you are to advance the money as soon as the amount to the receipts, is fixed.
To the preceding rule, however, regarding Public Military Buildings, I must make an exception. It is pending, with respect to the Officers Quarters. They are to be built on the stipulations contained in the accompanying copy of my letter (N. 84.) to Major-General Barrell's address, which, to prevent all mistakes or cavilling in future, should be published by the Officer in Command before the work is begun on.
You will see by my letters No. 86, & 87, that I have permitted Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co., to purchase, from the Chinese Proprietor the slope of the Hill on which their private Houses are built, and have granted Mr. Mercer, who had the misfortune to have his House at Macau burnt down, lately,
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understand, that all such buildings
are to be prepared
Established by
on
the
system
Ane
on
my
arrival.
from the Northward. That is, the-
Plans, Astimates, and Contracts,
the Engineer,
are to be made
by
and
you.
are
to
or other officer,
advance the
receipts, is fixed.
as
money AL
his
soon as the amount.
To the preceding rule, however, regarding Public Military Buildings, I must make an
exception_
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the question, which
pending, with respect
to the Officers Quarters. They
ire
to be built on
only to be
the
Stipulations
stipulations contained_in_the___
accompanying copy of my
(N. 84.) to Major-
letter
General Barrell's
address, which, to prevent- all-
mistakes or
cavilling in future,
the_Officer.
should be published_
by
in Command before the work is
begun
on.
You
will see by my.
letters
No. 86, + 87, that I have. permitted Mefor? Jardine Matheson M.;, to purchase, from the Chinese, Proprietor the slope of the Hill -
on.
which their
built, and.. have.
private - Houses are
granted
Mr. Mercer
who had_ the misfortune, to have -
his House at Mawas burnt down.
Lately,
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