CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9] — Page 169

6.

5.

These Albany Barracks,

Lord, were

my

by

order of

and

were

at

originally brick Sir Henry Pottinger,

the same time

rccupied by the Honble Mr Bauen, Colonial Secretary, and Mr Shelley; by the Registour of the Supreme Court, and the Surveyor General; by the Colonial Treasurer, and by some of the Clarks. Thery very fair repair, and repaired by the Department some ago; and I have

in saying respect, to reenpied

by

are

any

are

I believe in

were

Adnance

no

two

Zears hesitation

Superior, in

Barracks

the 270,000

every

Native

troops forming the Army of the East Sidia Company; and I further take upon myself to

aver

-

hat not one

of the

166

Malays of which the Ceylon

Rifles

are

Jaw

composed, ever

any of their Rajes.

hobles recupying Buildings

convenient

crothy a

of t description. The Building is

about

325 feet above the level of the Sea and not half

mile

a

distant from the Queen's Road and Murray Barracks,

and I

I am satisfied would not be complained

by

of by

the

Malary Privates, - although I the difficulty of access

admit

may

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6.

be somewhat inconvenient the European Officers..

Far be it from

Lord, to oppose

of expense any

on

me

My

the Score

accommodation