CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2] — Page 100

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the Surveyor-General placed themselves

the punctual communication.

...

Communiqué your "Answered. Enumuni-

cation of 11th September" I presume is meant your reply of 12th September to my letter of the other and I am directed to observe that, as the Land Sale to which you referred was then approaching, it was not intended to interfere with any ground which it was possible to permit the Ordnance to occupy, His Excellency did not conceive it necessary then to adopt the measure which, towards the conclusion of your reply, you suggested.

The Surveyor-General shall be instructed to communicate with the Commanding Royal Engineer. The Copy Colonial Secretary.

I have, &c., (Signed) W. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary.

(Copy.) Sir,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 3rd January 1856.

The Respective Officers of Ordnance are desirous of having the Ordnance Boundaries at West Point finally defined and marked out, and with this view I am instructed to direct you to place yourself in communication with the Commanding Royal Engineer.

As it is laid down in various Despatches from successive Secretaries of State for the Colonies that this city should not be dependent for its protection against an outward Enemy upon the supremacy of the Naval Force in the harbour, His Excellency

Chas. St. G. Cleverly, Esquire, Surveyor-General.

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the Surveyor-General placed themselves the punctual communication. By ... Communiqué your "Answered. Enumuni- cation of 11th September" I presume is meant your reply of 12th September to my letter of the other and I am directed to observe that, as the Land Sale to which you referred was then approaching, it was not intended to interfere with any ground which it was possible to permit the Ordnance to occupy, His Excellency did not conceive it necessary then to adopt the measure which, towards the conclusion of your reply, you suggested. The Surveyor-General shall be instructed to communicate with the Commanding Royal Engineer. The Copy Colonial Secretary. I have, &c., (Signed) W. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary. (Copy.) Sir, Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 3rd January 1856. The Respective Officers of Ordnance are desirous of having the Ordnance Boundaries at West Point finally defined and marked out, and with this view I am instructed to direct you to place yourself in communication with the Commanding Royal Engineer. As it is laid down in various Despatches from successive Secretaries of State for the Colonies that this city should not be dependent for its protection against an outward Enemy upon the supremacy of the Naval Force in the harbour, His Excellency Chas. St. G. Cleverly, Esquire, Surveyor-General.

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the Surveyor - Youral place themselves

the puntual communication.

کچھ

Communiz

your " Amanswered. Enumuni-

-_cation of 11th September "I presume is meant your reply of 12th September to my letter of the other and Jam directed to observe that, as the Land Sole to which you referred is then apporaching tras not intended to interfere with any ground which it possible to permit the Ordnance recupy, His Excellency-did not + Cruceive it necessary then to adopt the measure which, towards the conclusion of your reply, you suggested.

The Surveyor General shall be

1-10d

instructed to communicate with the

Commanding Aryal Engineer. Tine Copy

Colonial Decretary.

I howe, Bes, (Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Colonial Secretory.

(Copy.) Mrs.

Sir.

Colonial Secretary's Affia, Victoria, Houghing,

3th January 1856.

The Respective Officers of Ordnance are desirous of having the Bednance Vanmidaries at West Oant finally

012-

- Rounged and parked out, and with this view I am sustructed to direct you to place yourself in communiestin with the Commanding Royal Engineer

As it is laid down in various

Deopotelices prom Successive Secretaries of State for the Colonices that this eity smot be dependent for its protection_ agonist an nitward

the

Onemy

that

Stypermity of the Noval Force in the harbour, His Excellency Chas. St. Gen. Cleverly, Exquiren,

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