these temporary buildings are to be removed by the Military Authorities at the conclusion of
the
hot weather, provided Your Excellency should then require the
ground,
and
provided that some
other site, equally good for the health
of
the
troops, be allotted for re-erecting the huts taken down.
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376
Royal Engineer Office,
Sir,
Hong Kong, 19th March, 1861.
With reference to the letter of His Excellency the Governor of yesterday's date
enclosing one from the Surveyor General enclosing a plan marked L. in the Surveyor General's letter,
I have the honour to state that I concur generally with the views of the Surveyor General, and sanction one
of two courses, viz:-
1st That the huts now in course of erection be continued, with the understanding that
they be removed at the end of the hot season
if
the spot should not be selected by Her Majesty's Government for the permanent cantonment.
or 2nd The required huts be erected on some other site.
(Signed) J. Michel, Major General,
Commanding H.M. Forces
in China
P.S. I shall await Your Excellency's permission to recommence the buildings.
(True copy)
Shimada Castro
for the Colonial Secretary.
The Military Secretary
these temporary buildings are to be removed by the Abilitary Authorities at the conclusion of
the
hot weather, provided Your Excellency shonea then require the
ground,
and
provided that some
other site, equally good for the health
of
the
that marked L. in the Surveyor
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376
Royal Engineer office,
Sir
Hong Kong, 19th March, 1861.
With reference to the letter of this Excellency the Governor of yesterday's date
enclosing one from the Surveyor General of
Men, say
General's plan
be allotted
for
re erecting the
the bolony
and sanctioning
one
of two cources
viz:-
huts this taken down.
I have you
(Signed) J. Michel, Major General,
Commanding H.M. Proops
in china
P.S. I shall await You Exatuner's permision to recommence the buildings.
(Truccopy)
Shimada Castrol
for the Colonial Secretary.
which
aw recommended by the latter 1st That the huts now in course of erection be continued, with the understanding that
they be removed at the end of the hot season
if
the spot showed not be selected by Her- Alajisty's Government for the permanent lantonment.
or 2nd The required huto be erected on one
The Military Secretary
gen
Je
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