CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 463

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sites for batteries, also of leaving the belt of neutral ground at the North extremity of the Peninsula in charge of the War Department;

this latter with the valley marked to will afford space for a future encampment and for temporary store houses when required.

Should land be recovered from the sea between the points 0 and 2, at a future period, a free water communication should be preserved for Commissariat Stores or a sea frontage provided elsewhere.

A site for a church may be reserved at the main cross roads about the point H. indicated on Mr Cleverly's plan where it will be near the centre of the land which is suitable for building.

In determining a site for a cemetery the Commission was limited by the necessity for not contaminating the water springs: the site I adjacent to the Harbour is therefore proposed at the least practicable distance from the ground for building.

The abattoir may be in the same neighbourhood at K.

On the question of the Naval Coal Depôt, as stated before, there is no diversity of opinion. The Naval member of this Commission, however, does not consider himself justified in adopting any other site for a Naval Hospital than that originally proposed by Vice Admiral Sir I. Hope, it being in such immediate contiguity to the other land under Naval control. The Military member is at issue on this point, and with regard to Colonial...

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sites for batteries, also of leaving the belt of neutral ground at the North extremity of the Peninsula in charge of the War Department; this latter with the valley marked to will afford space for a future encampment and for temporary store houses when required. Should land be recovered from the sea between the points 0 and 2, at a future period, a free water communication should be preserved for Commissariat Stores or a sea frontage provided elsewhere. A site for a church may be reserved at the main cross roads about the point H. indicated on Mr Cleverly's plan where it will be near the centre of the land which is suitable for building. In determining a site for a cemetery the Commission was limited by the necessity for not contaminating the water springs: the site I adjacent to the Harbour is therefore proposed at the least practicable distance from the ground for building. The abattoir may be in the same neighbourhood at K. On the question of the Naval Coal Depôt, as stated before, there is no diversity of opinion. The Naval member of this Commission, however, does not consider himself justified in adopting any other site for a Naval Hospital than that originally proposed by Vice Admiral Sir I. Hope, it being in such immediate contiguity to the other land under Naval control. The Military member is at issue on this point, and with regard to Colonial...
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sites for batteries, also of leaving the belt of neutral ground at the North extremity of the Peninsula in charge of the War Department; this latter with the valley marked to will afford space for a future encampment and for temporary store houses when required. Should land be recovered from the sea- between the points 0 and 2, at a future period, a free water communication should be preserved for Commissariat Stores or a sea frontage provided elsewhere. A. site for a church may be reserved at the main cross roads about the point H. indicated on Mr Cleverly's plan where it will be near the centre of the land which is suitable for building. In determining a site for a bemetry the Commission was limited by the necessity for not contaminating the water springs : the ssite I adjacent to the Harbour is therefore propoved at the least practicable distance from the ground for building. The abattoir may be in the same ___ Neighbourhood at K in On the question of the Naval Coal Depôt, as stated before, there is no diversity of opinion The Naval member of this Commission__ however, does not consider himself justified a Naval Hospital than that originally proposed by Vice Admiral Sir I. Hope, it being in such immediate ~ contiguity to the other land under Naval control. The Military member is at issue on this point, and with regard to Colonial adopting any other site for
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sites for batteries, also of leaving the belt of neutral ground at the North extremity of the Peninsula in charge of the War Department;

this latter with the valley marked to will

afford space for a future encampment and for temporary store houses when required.

Should land be recovered from the sea- between the points 0 and 2, at a

future period, a free water communication should be preserved for Commissariat Stores or a sea

frontage provided

elsewhere.

A. site for a church

may

be reserved

at the main cross roads about the point H. indicated on Mr Cleverly's plan where it will be near the centre of the land which is suitable for building.

In determining a site for a bemetry the

Commission was limited by the necessity

for not contaminating the water springs : the ssite I adjacent to the Harbour is therefore propoved at the least practicable distance

from the ground for building.

The abattoir may be in the same ___ Neighbourhood at K

in

On the question of the Naval Coal Depôt,

as stated before, there is no diversity of opinion The Naval member of this Commission__ however, does not consider himself justified

a Naval Hospital

than that originally proposed by Vice Admiral Sir I. Hope, it being in such immediate ~ contiguity to the other land under Naval

control. The Military member is at issue

on this point, and with regard to Colonial

adopting any other site for

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