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Commander of the Forces for the surrender of the Lot of Land subject of my Report dated 26th

rilto.

It is further explained that

the Bot is reserved for

a Public Market, and that when the intentions of the Government are carried out with reference to the Bonning Praza it will be neces

necessary

to

make it the locality for =nicating with the Queen's Road.

I trust the Surveyor General

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be able to point out an equally eligible site elvewhere, for although such

a

appropriation

of the lot in question, would

con

no doubt contribute to the =venience of the Town, and improvements contemplated, feel it

The East Guard House

must w

under

any

circumstancer

important

of War or Peace be an Military Post in connection with the safety and discipline of the

Cantonment, and the Establishment of a Market, or other Public ground in its immediate contact where

inco

the assembling of large badee's of people will be legal and customary, must prove both.

nconvenient and dangerous; - particularly, when the overwhelming proportion of the Chinese to the European population in Victoria is convidered; and, that they

dow class of a people

are a

that will ever look

Europeans

I

they

long

my duty to enter my respectful protest against it.

upon

the

as intruders whoon

are pleased to tolerate

profitable,

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ok more

properly speaking so long only

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