CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 710

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Colony shall pay its now future Expences, and likewise, that the sito

- proposed for the Military Hospital is not within the ground which was allotted for Cantonments and which allotment has been approved and sanctioned by recent despatches.

In connection with the preceding remarks it is almost superfluous to add, that by far the most valuable part of the Crown Lands in this Colony, which are those washed by the Harbour, consequently are peculiarly adapted for mercantile purposes, that by assigning them to other purposes the Revenue of the Stand must be exactly lessened in the proportion that they are to be allotted.

nor need it be dwelt on

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The Governor is however, fully sensible that the health and comfort of the Troops is, and always must be a primary consideration, and he would have refrained from pointing out the above drawbacks which he sees to the plan proposed in your letter, had his personal observation led him to admit the principle on which the site for the Hospital has been selected, but when he looks to the undeniable facts that the localities in this Colony suffered to an equal degree with all others during the sickly period of last season, that intelligence from every part of Asia leads to the belief, that the year was particularly unhealthy - that the crews of Her Majesty's Ships and the merchant vessels,

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Colony shall pay its now future Expences, and likewise, that the sito - proposed for the Military Hospital is not within the ground which was allotted for Cantonments and which allotment has been approved and sanctioned by recent despatches. In connection with the preceding remarks it is almost superfluous to add, that by far the most valuable part of the Crown Lands in this Colony, which are those washed by the Harbour, consequently are peculiarly adapted for mercantile purposes, that by assigning them to other purposes the Revenue of the Stand must be exactly lessened in the proportion that they are to be allotted. nor need it be dwelt on The 705 The Governor is however, fully sensible that the health and comfort of the Troops is, and always must be a primary consideration, and he would have refrained from pointing out the above drawbacks which he sees to the plan proposed in your letter, had his personal observation led him to admit the principle on which the site for the Hospital has been selected, but when he looks to the undeniable facts that the localities in this Colony suffered to an equal degree with all others during the sickly period of last season, that intelligence from every part of Asia leads to the belief, that the year was particularly unhealthy - that the crews of Her Majesty's Ships and the merchant vessels,

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now Colony shall pay its now future Expences, and likewise, that the sito - proposed for the Military Hospital is not within the ground which was allotted for Cantonments and which allotment has been approved and sanctioned by recent despatches. In connection with the preceding remarks it it almost superfluous to add, that by far the most valuable part of the Crown Lands in this Colony which and which are are those wathed by the Harbour consequently are peculiarly adapted for mercantile purposes, that by assigning them to other purposes the Revenue of the Stand. must be exactly lessened in the proportion that they are to allotted. nor need it be dwelt on The 705 The Governor is however, fully sensible that the health and comfort of the Froops is; and always must b a primary consideration, and he would have repained prom pointing. out the above drawbacks which he sees to the plan proposed in your letter had his personal observation led him to admit the principle on which the site for the Hospital has been selected, but when he looks to the undeniable facts that the ha locations in this Colony suffered at equal Legree with all others during the sickly period of last season, that intelligence from least to an every part of Asia leads to the belief, that the year year was particularly unhealthy- that the crews of Her majesty's Ships and the merchant vessels. and

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Colony shall pay its now future Expences, and likewise, that the sito

- proposed for the Military Hospital is not within the ground which was allotted for Cantonments and which allotment has been approved and sanctioned by recent despatches.

In connection with the

preceding remarks it it almost superfluous to add, that by far the most valuable part of the Crown Lands in this Colony which and which

are

those

wathed by the Harbour consequently

are

peculiarly adapted for mercantile purposes, that by assigning them to other purposes the Revenue of the Stand. must be exactly lessened in the proportion that they are to allotted.

nor need it be dwelt on

The

705

The Governor is however, fully sensible that the health and comfort

of the Froops is; and always must b

a primary consideration, and he would have repained prom pointing. out the above drawbacks which he sees to the plan proposed in your letter had his personal observation led him to admit the principle on which the site for the Hospital has been selected, but when he looks to the undeniable facts that the ha locations in this Colony suffered at equal Legree with all others during the sickly period of last season, that intelligence from

least to an

every part of Asia leads to the belief, that the year

year was particularly

unhealthy- that the crews

of Her

majesty's Ships and the merchant vessels.

and

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