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and conviction, who save

recently arrived.

· from

England, and who have for the present, been comfortably settled in Houses, which I have had

to allow for them, at less than

a hundredth part of the Expense, which it would have cost to keep them to the detriment of their comfort and health, on board ship.

and

You are fully informed of the Roads Buildings which I have already

sanctioned and contracted

for, and which

are in progress of making and completing, and are authorized to disburse,

from time to time, the

sums required for their completion,

according to the original Agreements and

Contracts.

With regard to any new further building, only wanted for the Military and Naval Branches of the Service; and the proposals for their being built must necessarily originate in the Heads of those Departments, that is, the Officer Commanding the Troops, or

the Senior Officer of His Majesty's Navy at this station, but as past experience has

perfectly demonstrated, that it is far

more economical; to say nothing of other obvious

advantages as to health, discipline, &c. to

provide good quarters for

them on shore, in

preference to keeping them shut up in expensive

hired Transports, and that the

same principle of economy

and preservation extends; I give

you full authority to comply with any requisitions you may

receive from the

Authorities above named, and to give

effect to their wishes

regarding

the allotment of

Sites, and advances of Cash, for Buildings, whether for Barracks, Store Houses, Hospitals &c:

John Elphinstone, Main Colonial Secretary.

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and conviction, who save recently arrived. · from England, and who have for the present, been comfortably settled in Houses, which I have had to allow for them, at less than a hundredth part of the Expense, which it would have cost to keep them to the detriment of their comfort and health, on board ship. and You are fully informed of the Roads Buildings which I have already sanctioned and contracted for, and which are in progress of making and completing, and are authorized to disburse, from time to time, the sums required for their completion, according to the original Agreements and Contracts. With regard to any new further building, only wanted for the Military and Naval Branches of the Service; and the proposals for their being built must necessarily originate in the Heads of those Departments, that is, the Officer Commanding the Troops, or the Senior Officer of His Majesty's Navy at this station, but as past experience has perfectly demonstrated, that it is far more economical; to say nothing of other obvious advantages as to health, discipline, &c. to provide good quarters for them on shore, in preference to keeping them shut up in expensive hired Transports, and that the same principle of economy and preservation extends; I give you full authority to comply with any requisitions you may receive from the Authorities above named, and to give effect to their wishes regarding the allotment of Sites, and advances of Cash, for Buildings, whether for Barracks, Store Houses, Hospitals &c: John Elphinstone, Main Colonial Secretary.
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and cnitcion, who save

wcently ancime.

· from

Engeand, and who have for the present, bion comfortably settled in Houses, whielu I have had

ان اور

to low for them, at less than

a tundredth feart & Expense, which it would nave cost to keep them to the detriment of their comfort and bearch, on bourd ship.

and

You are fully informed of the Roads Buildings which I have already

sanctioned and contacted

new in

you

d for, and which

in paquess of making and cooking, and are authorized to disburse,

from time to

time, the

required for their completion,

مرکز

according to the virginal Ayxconsent and

Contacts .

they

Agreement

With regard to any now furtiver building, only be wanted for the Military es Saval Branches of the Sewire; and the proposals for their bung built-must necessarily nastate in the Heads of those Departments, that is, the Officer Commanding the Trops, or

198

at

the Senior Office of Five Majesty's Navy at this station, but as past experince hus

it is far

کا سنتی رسم کی منی کی

profeetly demonstrand, that it is economical ; to say nothing of other obvious.

advantages

as to health, discipline, Se, to

provide good quarters for

07.

shore, in

puference to hoping them shutupinexpensive

bixed Transports, and that the

to all kinds of Alors, so far affilies to a

newsoming

us Fiecar

Ca

and fireservation extends ; I give

you full authenty to comply with any nequisitions you may

From the

Authorities above named, and to give

to their wishes

ecgurding

give effect the allotment of

Sites, and advances of Cash, for Buildings, whether for Barractis, Plow Houses, Hospitals &e:

Fine Exhack, Main Colonial Secretary.

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