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Memorandum of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, forming Inclosure N:3 in Lord Harding's Private Despatch of November 1843.

The position which I should prefer as the site for building, would be the Colour Peninsula, for the following reasons.

First - The anchorage enables vessels to take advantage of the point of Broune Bay, which is well sheltered from Northerly winds, independent of the expanse of ameliorated ground immediately in the vicinity of the proposed site, and to the Westward of Colour Peninsula.

Secondly - In whatever position it is determined to place the Town, it

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560 n:9. N:3 380 Memorandum of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, forming Inclosure N:3 in Lord Harding's Private Despatch of November 1843. The position which I should prefer as the site for building, would be the Colour Peninsula, for the following reasons. First - The anchorage enables vessels to take advantage of the point of Broune Bay, which is well sheltered from Northerly winds, independent of the expanse of ameliorated ground immediately in the vicinity of the proposed site, and to the Westward of Colour Peninsula. Secondly - In whatever position it is determined to place the Town, it
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560 n:9. N:3 380 Memorandum of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, forming. Inclosure M: 3 in Lord Hamley's Private Despatch of Movember 1843. The proition which I should prefer as the site for building, would be the Color Temineula, for the following palley immediately fouth of the reasons. First_ The anclimage_enables revoces to take advantage of point of brolone Bay, which is well sheltered from Unittierly rands, independent of the expacions ameliorage simmediately ricinity of the properved and to the Westward of Concloon Femisula. in the site, Secondly_In whatever_prvition it is determined to place the Inom, it ļ
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560

n:9.

N:3

380

Memorandum of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, forming. Inclosure M: 3 in Lord Hamley's Private Despatch of

Movember 1843.

The proition which I should prefer

as the site for building, would be the Color Temineula, for the following palley immediately fouth of the

reasons.

First_ The anclimage_enables revoces to take advantage of point of brolone Bay, which is well sheltered from Unittierly rands, independent of the expacions ameliorage simmediately

ricinity of the properved and to the Westward of Concloon Femisula.

in the

site,

Secondly_In whatever_prvition it is determined to place the Inom, it

ļ

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