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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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3xt 386 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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386

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_

it мого

NL

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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