CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 205

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108

whereas the Battery in its present

position has

a mass &

houses on its

immediate right and is thus prevented

employing its fire direction; however this is a

matter

in that

290

109

and the whole of this space is occupied

by

a

single house, a Police Station,

by the removal of the hill

accommodation might be provided

on a

subject

for upward ...

for the consideration of the Government.

Should this

area not be

devoted to the extension of the City,

my

attention has been turned to the

necessity of concentrating it; and with this view I think it desirable

to make a further addition by reclamation of the ground from sea in front of the Borough strand, and to cut down the hill called Possession Point; this hill stands on a base of about 300 feet square

and contains

hundred houses,

and with the extension of the land

additional frontage

seawards

of 1800 feet is obtained, which would

give room for a

double row of 240 houses

on 340 houses in all; giving accommodation to at least 3,000 Chinese. The hill would be cut

down for nothing

as the former

area

would be sold by auction and assessment would be made for the rate of ...

permission to the tenants to extend

their

frontages

and occupy

the reclaimed land.

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108whereas the Battery in its presentposition hasa mass &houses on itsimmediate right and is thus preventedemploying its fire direction; however this is amatterin that290109and the whole of this space is occupiedbyasingle house, a Police Station,by the removal of the hillaccommodation might be providedon asubjectfor upward ...for the consideration of the Government.Should thisarea not bedevoted to the extension of the City,myattention has been turned to thenecessity of concentrating it; and with this view I think it desirableto make a further addition by reclamation of the ground from sea in front of the Borough strand, and to cut down the hill called Possession Point; this hill stands on a base of about 300 feet squareand containshundred houses,and with the extension of the landadditional frontageseawardsof 1800 feet is obtained, which wouldgive room for adouble row of 240 houseson 340 houses in all; giving accommodation to at least 3,000 Chinese. The hill would be cutdown for nothingas the formerareawould be sold by auction and assessment would be made for the rate of ...permission to the tenants to extendtheirfrontagesand occupythe reclaimed land.
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108whereas the Battery in its presentrosition hasa mau &houses on itsimmediate right and is thus preventemploying its fire Mirection; however this is ain that290109and the whole of this space is recupiedbyAusingle house, a Price Station,by the removal of the hillaccommodation might be provided asubjectfor upward браfor the consideration of the Fromment.Should thisaren not bedevoted to the extension of the City,myattention has been turned to themccusity of concentrating it; and with this view I think it desirablethetheto make a further addition by reclamation of the ground from sex in front of the Borbain strend, and to cut down the hill called Possession Point; this hill stands on a base of about 300 feet squarehundred houses,and with the extension of the landadditional frontageSeawards anof 1800 feet is stained, which woulddouble row 240 housesgive in aon 340 houses in all; giving accommodation to at least 3,000 Chinese. The hill would be outdown for nothingnothing the formerareaamwould be colit by austion and assessment would for the rate oforpermission to the tenants to extendtheirfrontagesand and recupythe batter.
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108

whereas the Battery in its present

rosition has

a mau &

houses on its

immediate right and is thus prevent

employing its fire Mirection; however this is a

in that

290

109

and the whole of this space is recupied

by

Au

single house, a Price Station,

by the removal of the hill

accommodation might be provided

a

subject

for upward бра

for the consideration of the Fromment.

Should this

aren not be

devoted to the extension of the City,

my

attention has been turned to the

mccusity of concentrating it; and with this view I think it desirable

the

the

to make a further addition by reclamation of the ground from sex in front of the Borbain strend, and to cut down the hill called Possession Point; this hill stands on a base of about 300 feet square

hundred houses,

and with the extension of the land

additional frontage

Seawards an

of 1800 feet is stained, which would

double row 240 houses

give in a

on 340 houses in all; giving accommodation to at least 3,000 Chinese. The hill would be out

down for nothing

nothing the former

area

am

would be colit by austion and assessment would for the rate ofor

permission to the tenants to extend

their

frontages

and and recupy

the batter.

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