CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 122

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"Racal Department areas and

or

"Comment" on

Military Cantonment

" a

to vig

conditions that the following arrangements be agreed

sufficient areas

· for a tive quens Battery at West Point to be retained; a tangent to be drawn from that at Edgcumbe's Battery to another from the former to - Euchterling's Battery and no Buildings to be permitted beyond those limits."

I enclose a Map showing

these arrangements

My instructions

are

imperative as to the stipulation

that no buildings are

to be permitted near Ward of the limits mentioned, but as I

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understand that land has been sold portions of which extend beyond the tangents, it will be for His Excellency to make such arrangement as may preclude the possibility of the owners of those lots building beyond the limits defined.

As an additional Military force for the protection of the

Island, has been applied for

and may be reasonably expected

and as additional Barrack

Accommodation will therefore

be required and as the ground

immediately

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"Racal Department areas and or "Comment" on Military Cantonment " a to vig conditions that the following arrangements be agreed sufficient areas · for a tive quens Battery at West Point to be retained; a tangent to be drawn from that at Edgcumbe's Battery to another from the former to - Euchterling's Battery and no Buildings to be permitted beyond those limits." I enclose a Map showing these arrangements My instructions are imperative as to the stipulation that no buildings are to be permitted near Ward of the limits mentioned, but as I 120 understand that land has been sold portions of which extend beyond the tangents, it will be for His Excellency to make such arrangement as may preclude the possibility of the owners of those lots building beyond the limits defined. As an additional Military force for the protection of the Island, has been applied for and may be reasonably expected and as additional Barrack Accommodation will therefore be required and as the ground immediately
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" "Racal Department aras and or "Comment" on Military Cantonment " a to vig conditions that the following arrangements be agreed sufficient areas · for a tive quens Buttery at West Hoint to be retained ; a tangent to be drawn from that at Edqu's therite another from the former to - Euchterling's Battery ane no Buildings to be permittis Chose limits . " beyond those Senclose a Mon showing thise arrangements My instruations Are imperatives as to the stipulation that no bee bouldings are to be permettes permitted sear Ward of the luits mentioned, but as I 120 understand that land has been sold portions of which extins beyond the tangents, it will be for His Excellency to make duck- ferron nts rgement may precludes the this possibility of the scenes of those lots, building bugnet. limits defined. As an additional Military. force for the protiation of the Island, has been applies for Į And me be reasona may be bly exported and as additional Barrack Accommodation will therefore The growne be required and as the immédiately
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"Racal Department aras and

or

"Comment" on

Military Cantonment

" a

to vig

conditions that the following arrangements be agreed

sufficient areas

· for a tive quens Buttery at West Hoint to be retained ; a tangent to be drawn from that at Edqu's therite another from the former to - Euchterling's Battery ane no Buildings to be permittis Chose limits . " beyond those

Senclose a Mon showing

thise arrangements

My instruations

Are

imperatives as to the stipulation

that no bee

bouldings are

to be permettes

permitted sear Ward of the luits mentioned, but as I

120

understand that land has been sold portions of which extins beyond the tangents, it will be for His Excellency to make duck-

ferron

nts

rgement

may precludes

the

this possibility of the scenes of those lots, building bugnet. limits defined.

As an additional Military. force for the protiation of the

Island, has been applies for

Į

And me

be reasona

may be

bly exported

and as additional Barrack

Accommodation will therefore

The growne

be required and as the

immédiately

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