CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 110

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remote from the usual Police Stations.

Captain Elliot's first step after taking possession of this Island in 1841, was to request Her Majesty's Senior Naval and Military Authorities to select such locations as they considered best suited

ther

respective Departments.

for

A Committee which assembled bynder of Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer composed of three Post Captains of the Royal Navy fixed on the spot where the

"Naval Stores

are now situated near-

West Point- which location has since

borne the

which was

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of "Hary Bay" and further marked off, and

specially reserved at the request of thee Admiral Sir William Parker subsequent to his arrival in China.

Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Yough, himself selected the site of the

Barracks

Barracks at West Print at present abandoned,

(as well as those of the other Barracks our the Island), so that

you will perceive that

reason to

Miss Jamieson How He (and other proprietors of premises in the western quarter of this (olory) had every hope and believe that they wordd b. amply protected pom thir clos vicinity to West Point Barruché and Navy Bay the one intended to be a Chief Military - the other the only Naval - Station in the Colovy.

We have Je

(Signed) Henry Pottinger =

› George D'Aquilar

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Richard Worrnam