CO129-078 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [7-12] — Page 127

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the Admiral necessary

area as 300 acres

to propose such an

Navy

• for the Army and a

(in addition to other points" for Batteries;

against

arise) an

Course no

objection can

these latter of

ample

area should be given for any future Hospitals or Permanent Barracks

for

the Army or Navy; Parade Grounds Yer

· for the Coal Depot - The Admiral

as well as

Yard, and

arise

however shews that it is of consequence to remove the store of Coals from the ... no doubt it is, but if deleterious gazes how

necessary is it to shift, either the position of the proposed Hospital, or the New Coal Depot, as shown in

as shewn in his Plan, for the former is placed on the high ground above the latter,

and in line of the prevailing Summer Wind.

the Military occupation of this

As regards

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large area, I may remark that, at present we have Barracks, Hospitals, store Houses and Establishments in Victoria occupying, exclusive of the Parade Ground

34 acres,

Can

and

~ possibly

I feel

arise for

and unavailable land,

confident that no necessity

a retention of the sea

80

board referred to, or of more than 60 or so acres

at the utmost (exclusive of what is demanded

for Batteries)

With this view then I submit for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, the Plan referred to, (being

a copy of the

Lieutenant Bira -

Meilitary Sketch Royal Engineers)

examination of

a series

of

by

and after a careful

the area have designed such

Roads as

to

afford facilities of

access to its several divisions, for purposes of

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12 13 the Admiral necessary area as 300 acres to propose such an Navy for the Army and a (in addition to other points" for Batteries; against arise) an Course no objection can these latter of ample area should be given for any future Hospitals or Permanent Barracks for the Army or Navy; Parade Grounds Yer · for the Coal Depot - The Admiral as well as Yard, and arise however shews that it is of consequence to remove the store of Coals from the ... no doubt it is, but if deleterious gazes how necessary is it to shift, either the position of the proposed Hospital, or the New Coal Depot, as shown in as shewn in his Plan, for the former is placed on the high ground above the latter, and in line of the prevailing Summer Wind. the Military occupation of this As regards 127 large area, I may remark that, at present we have Barracks, Hospitals, store Houses and Establishments in Victoria occupying, exclusive of the Parade Ground 34 acres, Can and ~ possibly I feel arise for and unavailable land, confident that no necessity a retention of the sea 80 board referred to, or of more than 60 or so acres at the utmost (exclusive of what is demanded for Batteries) With this view then I submit for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, the Plan referred to, (being a copy of the Lieutenant Bira - Meilitary Sketch Royal Engineers) examination of a series of by and after a careful the area have designed such Roads as to afford facilities of access to its several divisions, for purposes of
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12 13 the Admiral necessary area as 300 acres to propose such an Navy for the Army and a (in addition to other points" for Batteries; against arise) an Course no objection can these latter of ample area should be given for any future Hospitals or Permanent Barracks for the Army or Navy; Parade Grounds Yer · for the Coal Depot - The Admiral as well as Yard, and arise however shews that it is of consequence to remove the store of Coals from the evival no doubt it is, but if deleterious gazes how necessary is it to shift, either the position of the proposed Hesspital, or the New Coal Depot, as shown in as shewn in his Plan, for the former is placed on the high ground above the latter, and in line of the prevailing Summer Wind. the Military occupation of this As regards 127 lange area, I may remark that, at present we have Barracks, Hospitals, store Houses and Establishments in Victoria occupying, exclusive of the Parade Ground 34 aeres, Can and ~ possibly I feel arise for and unavailable land, confident that no necessity a retention of the sea 80 board refered to, or of more than bo or so acces at the utmost (exclusive of what is demanded for Batteries) With this view then I submit for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, the Plan referred to, (being to, (being a copy of the Lieutenant Bira - Meilitary Sketch Royal Engineers) examination of a series of by and after a careful the area have desi Roads as to designed such afford facilities of access to its several divisions, for purposes of
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the Admiral necessary

area as 300 acres

to propose such an

Navy

• for the Army and a

(in addition to other points" for Batteries;

against

arise) an

Course no

objection can

these latter of

ample

area should be given for any future Hospitals or Permanent Barracks

for

the Army or Navy; Parade Grounds Yer

· for the Coal Depot - The Admiral

as well as

Yard, and

arise

however shews that it is of consequence to remove the store of Coals from the evival no doubt it is, but if deleterious gazes how

necessary is it to shift, either the position of the proposed Hesspital, or the New Coal Depot, as shown in

as shewn in his Plan, for the former is placed on the high ground above the latter,

and in line of the prevailing Summer Wind.

the Military occupation of this

As regards

127

lange area, I may remark that, at present we have Barracks, Hospitals, store Houses and Establishments in Victoria occupying, exclusive of the Parade Ground

34 aeres,

Can

and

~ possibly

I feel

arise for

and unavailable land,

confident that no necessity

a retention of the sea

80

board refered to, or of more than bo or so acces

at the utmost (exclusive of what is demanded

for Batteries)

With this view then I submit for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, the Plan referred to, (being

to, (being a copy of the

Lieutenant Bira -

Meilitary Sketch Royal Engineers)

examination of

a series

of

by

and after a careful

the area have desi

Roads as

to

designed such

afford facilities of

access to its several divisions, for purposes of

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