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by the cline of manufactures principally British amounted in value to £400,000 Sterling

10.

As regards

the prospective

resources

of the Colony a valuable piece

of ground in the most frequented part

will be soon at the disposal

of the Government and we doubt not

it will produce a considerable sum

of money.

The purchase of the large store (as advised

in my Despatch No. 16 of 25th January last)

for the new Civil Hospital will

enable the Government to remove the mound

called Pedder's Hill on the top of which the present incommodious Civil Hospital stands, the materials

of the mound will be conveniently near to assist in reclamation from the Sea and the formation of the

Praya and the removal of these materials will leave a large level spot as public property. If any

portion of it, or the building erected on it should be appropriated to public purposes,

the Court House and Public Office might be removed thither without any public inconvenience and there would be a great advantage given in consequence of their adjacency to the Sea frontage.

I cannot doubt that both to the east of the City

11.

and to the west of the

there

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by the cline of manufactures principally British amounted in value to £400,000 Sterling 10. As regards the prospective resources of the Colony a valuable piece of ground in the most frequented part will be soon at the disposal of the Government and we doubt not it will produce a considerable sum of money. The purchase of the large store (as advised in my Despatch No. 16 of 25th January last) for the new Civil Hospital will enable the Government to remove the mound called Pedder's Hill on the top of which the present incommodious Civil Hospital stands, the materials of the mound will be conveniently near to assist in reclamation from the Sea and the formation of the Praya and the removal of these materials will leave a large level spot as public property. If any portion of it, or the building erected on it should be appropriated to public purposes, the Court House and Public Office might be removed thither without any public inconvenience and there would be a great advantage given in consequence of their adjacency to the Sea frontage. I cannot doubt that both to the east of the City 11. and to the west of the there
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by the clinere of manufactures principally Mitish amounted in value to £400,000 Sterling 10. As regards the prospective resources 斥 of the Colony a valuable piece ground in the most frequented & part will be soon at the disposal of the City will be F Government and with us doubt no produce a considerable sum of money. The purchase of the large storse (as advised in An my Despatch N. 16 of 25th January last) the new Civil Strapital will inable MA to remove the mount called Pedder's Still on the top of which the presents incommodious Civil Hospital stands, the materials 294 of the mount will be conveniently near to assist in recoveries from the Sen and the formation of the Praya and the removal of these materials will leave a large level spot as public property. If any - portion of it, or the building erected on it should be appropriated to public purposes the Court House and Port Office office might be removed thither without any public inconvenience and there coifices a great price for great price would be their adjaciney given in consequence of to the Sea frontage. I cannot doubt that both to of the City 11. the last and the west of the there
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by the clinere of manufactures principally Mitish amounted in value to £400,000 Sterling

10.

As regards

the prospective

resources

of the Colony a valuable piece

ground in the most frequented &

part

will be soon at the disposal

of the City will be

F

Government and with us doubt

no

produce a considerable sum

of money.

The purchase of the large storse (as advised

in

An

my

Despatch N. 16 of 25th January last)

the new Civil Strapital will

inable

MA

to

remove the mount

called Pedder's Still on the top of which the presents incommodious Civil Hospital stands, the materials

294

of the mount will be conveniently near to assist in recoveries from the Sen and the formation of the

Praya and the removal of these materials will leave a large level spot as public property. If any

-

portion of it, or the building erected on it should be appropriated to public

purposes

the Court House and Port Office

office

might be removed thither without

any public inconvenience and there coifices a great price

for

great price would be their adjaciney

given in consequence of to the Sea frontage.

I cannot doubt that both to

of the City

11.

the last and the west of the

there

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