CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 199

to me

Officer.

by Captain Maghias, late Land

I now

Lordship,

beg..

d to

to forward

in order that it

mary

Your

be laid

on the

before. Her Majesty's Government, a very rough sketch of the Settlement Northorn side of the Island; exhibiting the various locations and the principal.

half, but from the want-

Surveying

w

or the "Queen's" Road. This Sketch includes a distance of about four miles and

the want of proper Instruments the relative proportions and distances of the locations are not correctly preserved. The Memorandum marked A, which I annex to this Despatch, will. I trust sufficiently explain this sketch for present ____ purposes,

195

purposes; and in addition to what is here shown, I have to mention, that on the

opposite, or South, Side of the Island there are Barracks

Barracks for 200 Men;

and

men at

e proper complement of officers close to the small Town of "Check - Chu"; and that Barracks are in the course of erection for an equal number of the Village of

"That_pae_wan", where also a spot has been fixed on for Step and eventually docks, which to be formed by a Company.

It

Now

an Patent

are about

only remains for me, before I close this Despatch, to place on official record, and to solicit the attention of

Her

Majesty's Government to the two ____ Extracts from letters, in a

-private

form,

to me

Officer.

by Captain Maghias, late Land

I now

Lordship,

beg..

d to

to forward

in order that it

mary

Your

be laid

on the

before Her Majesty's Government, a very rough sketch of the Settlement Northern side of the Island; exhibiting the various locations and the principal

half, but from the want of

Surveying

or the "Queen's" Road. This Sketch includes a distance of about four miles and

the want of proper Instruments the relative proportions and distances of the locations are not correctly preserved. The Memorandum marked A, which I annex to this Despatch, will, I trust sufficiently explain this sketch for present purposes;

195

purposes; and in addition to what is here shown, I have to mention, that on the

opposite, or South, Side of the Island there are Barracks for 200 Men;

and

a proper complement of officers close to the small Town of "Chek Chu"; and that Barracks are in the course of erection for an equal number at the Village of

"Tai-pai-wan", where also a spot has been fixed on for a Step and eventually docks, which are to be formed by a Company.

It

Now

an Patent

are about

only remains for me, before I close this Despatch, to place on official record, and to solicit the attention of

Her

Majesty's Government to the two Extracts from letters, in a

private

form,

Officer.

by Captain Maghias, late Land

I now

Lordship,

beg to

forward

in order that it

may

be laid

before Her Majesty's Government, a very rough sketch of the Settlement North side of the Island; exhibiting the various locations and the principal

half, but from the want of proper

Surveying

or the "Queen's" Road. This Sketch includes a distance of about four miles and

from the want of proper Instruments the relative proportions and distances of the locations are not correctly preserved. The Memorandum marked A, which I annex to this Despatch, will, I trust, sufficiently explain this sketch for present purposes;

195

and in addition to what is here shown, I have to mention, that on the

opposite, or South, Side of the Island there are Barracks for 200 Men;

and a proper complement of officers close to the small Town of "Chek Chu"; and that Barracks are in the course of erection for an equal number at the Village of

"Tai-pai-wan", where also a spot has been fixed on for a Step and eventually docks, which are to be formed by a Company.

Now

It only remains for me, before I close this Despatch, to place on official record, and to solicit the attention of

Her

Majesty's Government to the two Extracts from letters, in a private form,