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Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm

ove other the subject of the plan to be adopted for laying out the city of Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be approved and ordered to be carried into effect, it will involve - amongst arrangements - the immediate erection of a "church in the neighbourhod of the present temporary Naval Store House and "Coal depot and the consequent necessity for their removal to some other part of the Colony.

On the other hand it is proper. I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker and Major Aldrich be adopted by Her Majesty's Government, the one that I have suggested will be entirely superseded and in that event it will rest with the Naval and Military Authorities to make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which it is not my intention to interfere in the smallest degree.

Under the circumstances I now state whether it is advisable to incur any further expense on the temporary Naval Store houses pending the reply to which I advert. You will be the best judge as to -

I have to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Re:129

Rear Admiral,

Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B.

Victoria Hongkong, December 16th 1843.

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has been rewritten to meet the exacting requirements of the prompt while preserving the original content and structure as closely as possible. Here is the revised version in HTML format as requested:

by

Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm

ove other the subject of the plan to be adopted for laying out the city of Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be approved and ordered to be carried into effect, it will involve - amongst arrangements - the immediate erection of a "church in the neighbourhood of the present temporary Naval Store House and "Coal depot and the consequent necessity for their removal to some other part of the Colony.

On the other hand it is proper. I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker and Major Aldrich be adopted by Her Majesty's Government, the one that I have suggested will be entirely superseded and in that event it will rest with the Naval and Military Authorities to make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which it is not my intention to interfere in the smallest degree.

Under the circumstances I now state whether it is advisable to incur any further expense on the temporary Naval Store houses pending the reply to which I advert. You will be the best judge as to -

I have to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Re:129

Rear Admiral,

Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B.

Victoria Hongkong, December 16th 1843.

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Ke...
Kc

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by

Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm

over the subject of the plan to be adopted for laying out the city of Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be approved and ordered to be carried into effect, it will involve - amongst arrangements - the immediate erection of a "church in the neighbourhood of the present temporary Naval Store House and "Coal depot and the consequent necessity for their removal to some other part of the Colony.

On the other hand it is proper. I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker and Major Aldrich be adopted by Her Majesty's Government, the one that I have suggested will be entirely superseded and in that event it will rest with the Naval and Military Authorities to make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which it is not my intention to interfere in the smallest degree.

Under the circumstances I now state whether it is advisable to incur any further expense on the temporary Naval Store houses pending the reply to which I advert. You will be the best judge as to -

I have to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Re:129

Rear Admiral,

Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B.

Victoria Hongkong, December 16th 1843.

dir

Ke...

Kc

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by

Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm

over the subject of the plan to be adopted for laying out the city of Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be approved and ordered to be carried into effect, it will involve - amongst arrangements - the immediate erection of a "church in the neighbourhood of the present temporary Naval Store House and "Coal depot and the consequent necessity for their removal to some other part of the Colony.

On the other hand it is proper. I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker and Major Aldrich be adopted by Her Majesty's Government, the one that I have suggested will be entirely superseded and in that event it will rest with the Naval and Military Authorities to make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which it is not my intention to interfere in the smallest degree.

Under the circumstances I now state whether it is advisable to incur any further expense on the temporary Naval Store houses pending the reply to which I advert. You will be the best judge as to -

I have to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Re:129

Rear Admiral,

Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B.

Victoria Hongkong, December 16th 1843.

dir

Ke...

Kc

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by Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm ove other the subject of the plan to be adopted for laying out the city of Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be approved and ordered to be carried into effect, it will involve - amongst arrangements - the immediate erection of a "church in the neighbourhod of the present temporary Naval Store House and "Coal depot and the consequent necessity for their removal to some other part of the Colony. On the other hand it is proper. I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker and Major Aldrich be adopted by Her Majesty's Government, the one that I have suggested will be entirely superseded and in that event it will rest with the Naval and Military Authorities to make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which it is not my intention to interfere in the smallest degree. Under the circumstances I now state whether it is advisable to incur any further expense on the temporary Naval Store houses pending the reply to which I advert. You will be the best judge as to - I have to (Signed) Henry Pottinger. Re:129 Rear Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B. Victoria Hongkong, December 16th 1843. dir Ke... Kc has been rewritten to meet the exacting requirements of the prompt while preserving the original content and structure as closely as possible. Here is the revised version in HTML format as requested: by Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm ove other the subject of the plan to be adopted for laying out the city of Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be approved and ordered to be carried into effect, it will involve - amongst arrangements - the immediate erection of a "church in the neighbourhood of the present temporary Naval Store House and "Coal depot and the consequent necessity for their removal to some other part of the Colony. On the other hand it is proper. I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker and Major Aldrich be adopted by Her Majesty's Government, the one that I have suggested will be entirely superseded and in that event it will rest with the Naval and Military Authorities to make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which it is not my intention to interfere in the smallest degree. Under the circumstances I now state whether it is advisable to incur any further expense on the temporary Naval Store houses pending the reply to which I advert. You will be the best judge as to - I have to (Signed) Henry Pottinger. Re:129 Rear Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B. Victoria Hongkong, December 16th 1843. dirKe...Kc has been adjusted to by Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm over the subject of the plan to be adopted for laying out the city of Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be approved and ordered to be carried into effect, it will involve - amongst arrangements - the immediate erection of a "church in the neighbourhood of the present temporary Naval Store House and "Coal depot and the consequent necessity for their removal to some other part of the Colony. On the other hand it is proper. I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker and Major Aldrich be adopted by Her Majesty's Government, the one that I have suggested will be entirely superseded and in that event it will rest with the Naval and Military Authorities to make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which it is not my intention to interfere in the smallest degree. Under the circumstances I now state whether it is advisable to incur any further expense on the temporary Naval Store houses pending the reply to which I advert. You will be the best judge as to - I have to (Signed) Henry Pottinger. Re:129 Rear Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B. Victoria Hongkong, December 16th 1843. dir Ke... Kc The final output is by Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm over the subject of the plan to be adopted for laying out the city of Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be approved and ordered to be carried into effect, it will involve - amongst arrangements - the immediate erection of a "church in the neighbourhood of the present temporary Naval Store House and "Coal depot and the consequent necessity for their removal to some other part of the Colony. On the other hand it is proper. I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker and Major Aldrich be adopted by Her Majesty's Government, the one that I have suggested will be entirely superseded and in that event it will rest with the Naval and Military Authorities to make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which it is not my intention to interfere in the smallest degree. Under the circumstances I now state whether it is advisable to incur any further expense on the temporary Naval Store houses pending the reply to which I advert. You will be the best judge as to - I have to (Signed) Henry Pottinger. Re:129 Rear Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B. Victoria Hongkong, December 16th 1843. dir Ke... Kc
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by Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm - ove other the subject of the plan to be adopted for laying out the city of Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be approved and ordered to be carried into effect, it will involve - amongst arrangements - the immediate erection of a "church in the neighbourhod of the present temporary Naval Store Houk and "Coal depot and the consequent necessity their removal to some other part of for the Colony. On the other hand it is proper. I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by tice Admiral Sir William Parker and Major Aldrich be adopted by Hter Majesty's Comment, the one that I have suggested will be entirely superseded and in that event it will rest with the the Naval and anilitary Authorities 569 make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which it is anot intention to interfere in the my mallest degree. Under the circumstances I now whether it is advisable to incur any state you will be the best judge as to - further expouse the temporary Naval Store houses de pending the reply to which Jadvert. I have to (Signed) Henry Pottinger. Re:129 Rear Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B. Yo Ke... Kc Victoria Hongkong, December 16th 1843. dir
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