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necessary improvements have been made, the situation would be well suited for the permanent location of Troops in proper barracks.

I am of opinion, therefore, that if Her Majesty's Government have determined to move the Troops from Victoria—a decision which would involve, I believe, an outlay of about a quarter of a Million Sterling—it would be better to appoint a Committee to consider the question of their location generally, without limiting it to Kowloon.

I believe there are sites on the other side of the Island preferable in every respect to any that can be selected at Kowloon, and pending the report of the Commission, arrangements might be made for testing the sanitary properties of Kowloon.

To return, however, to the report of the Committee upon Kowloon, I agree with the Surveyor General that the situation proposed by him for

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#13 necessary improvements have been made, the situation would be well suited for the permanent location of Troops in proper barracks. I am of opinion, therefore, that if Her Majesty's Government have determined to move the Troops from Victoria—a decision which would involve, I believe, an outlay of about a quarter of a Million Sterling—it would be better to appoint a Committee to consider the question of their location generally, without limiting it to Kowloon. I believe there are sites on the other side of the Island preferable in every respect to any that can be selected at Kowloon, and pending the report of the Commission, arrangements might be made for testing the sanitary properties of Kowloon. To return, however, to the report of the Committee upon Kowloon, I agree with the Surveyor General that the situation proposed by him for
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20 #13 neccesary improvements have been made, the situation would be well suited for the permanent location of Troops in proper farracks I am of opinion therefore, that if Ster Majesty's Government have determined to move the Troops from Victoria - a decisio which would involve I believe Ian outlay about h quarter outlay of of a Million Sterling_ it would a be for better to appoint Committee to consider the question of location generally I without buiting it to Howlion, مار I believe there are sites on the other side of the Island for preferable in every respect to any that can be selected at Kowloon and pending the report of - the Commission mangements might be made for testing the sanitary properter 7 Kowloon To return howeven to the report of the Committee upon Kowloon, I agree with the Surveyor General that the situation proposed by him for
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neccesary improvements have been made, the situation would be well suited for the permanent

location of Troops in proper

farracks

I

am

of opinion therefore, that if Ster Majesty's Government have determined to move the Troops from Victoria - a decisio which would involve I believe

Ian outlay

about

h

quarter

outlay of of a Million Sterling_ it would

a

be for better to appoint Committee to consider the

question of

location

generally

I without buiting it to Howlion,

مار

I believe there

are sites on

the other side of the Island

for preferable in every respect

to

any

that

can be selected

at Kowloon and pending the

report of

-

the Commission

mangements might be made for testing the sanitary properter

7

Kowloon

To return howeven to the

report of

the Committee upon

Kowloon, I

agree

with the

Surveyor General that the situation proposed by him for

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