CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 626

because that House is situated within the Ground that I assigned for Military purposes by my

letter to His Lordship

of the 20th of May 1843, (ho: 186) and since then I have not permitted any interference with the Ground in question on the part of the Civil

Authorities.

A question has arisen as to the limits that are to be fixed for that

Ground, which has led to a reference to Her Majesty's Government and the decision

that reference may hourly (I hope) expected.

be

That being the case I propos that the questions of the repair and appropriation of the House in Lord Saltoun's occupation should be allowed to be

over until the decision Irefer to is received and that the owners of

that

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are at

that House Mess Jardine Matheson He) should be apprized that they liberty to let or rent the House to any

pan Officers of the Carrison por month to anouth but for no longer period as it may (and probably will) be requisite

to resume the Ground as soon as

Instructions come · from the Bome

Government.

In the

mean time I would that Ir Lane's House

further propose should be tatters by Government as a residence for the General Officer Commanding, his personal staff and Offices for the transaction of public business. That Not Commissary General Coffin (or the proper Officer) should be to report what allowance,

called on

agreeably to Her Majesty's Regulations, the above Officers

are entitled to for

House