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at West Point the kommanding
Royal Engimer agrees with mas that, Battery and Barracks be
provided a Batting.
established at Quchterimy's Point
No Ne
Necessity
exists for
a site south of
the Queen's Road; but the arca
als
three guns
Originally proposed for two or three
to flink the fire from Ouchterlony's
Battery should be retained.-
The area
to
area at Edger's Point le be
retained adjoining
the sea
for 2 gans
if necessary to enfilude both lines of
the Praya
Possession Point. _ Heere I am content
to modify
made by
in some degree the proposals
one.
in
my
letter No 23 as
upon
a calculation of the time and expense
necessury to remove the whole of the material Comporing the hill I find it hardly feasible without a very beang outlays.
between
It is therefore agreed upon butivien as that, the extreme point be coonpica
do
originally intended by the Commanding :-Royol Engineer, the floor of the future Battery however being fixed at the lowest practicable level, not less than 30 fist below the present surfan.
The Road proposed by me be be out through the Point to connect West Point District with Saiping shan,
and an
area suitable for Barracks, south of the cutting of the Roas, to be fixed upon,
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