the Military requirements with those of Commerce, except in one small item, a portion of the sea frontage originally included in the demand referred to; and not only is the area and site then proposed, still said to be necessary, but increased demands are made for Drill ground, Military Store Buildings, Commissariat Quarters for Officers not in Barracks, and the absorption of the area intended for the Naval Hospital in the Military Cantonments also.
When these demands are satisfied and a suitable area found for the Naval Hospital there will be nothing left of any use or value for Commercial purposes, the available building-ground being too far removed, say one mile from the sea Coast opposite Victoria, and the remainder of the Peninsula is the rough steep ground referred to by the Commanding Royal Engineer, the low swampy paddy fields, or garden ground, both of no service whatever for Mercantile objects, Sanitary purposes, for the various civil offices, and Public buildings, Gaol, Magistrates Court, Harbour Master's Establishment.
"The extent of building ground demanded for Barracks - Hospital for 250 Patients is 17 acres, 3 roods, 12 perches. Reserved for other Military wants is 3 roods. Land for Military buildings totals 47 acres. The drill ground is proposed on land of no use for any other purpose. For the Military and Commissariat store, Hong Kong would have to retire its claims altogether, and leave the whole Peninsula to be governed by Military laws, if such can be permanently done.
If the Civil Government is to be established at Kowloon, if it is to be at the expense of maintaining order, construction of Public ...
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the Military requirements with those of = Commerce, except in one small item, a portion of the sea frontage originally included in the demand referred to; and not only is the area and site then proposed, still said to be necessary, but increased demands are made & for
Drill
ground, Military Stow Buildings Commisceral
ditto Quarters
5 for Officers not in Barracks,
: and the absorption of the area intended for
the Naval Hospital in the Military
Cantonments also.
When there demands are so
and a suitable area
satisfied
· found for the Naval
Hospital there will be nothing left of any
use or value
for Commercial purposes, the
available building-ground being too far
-one mile from the sea Coast
removed, say one
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opposite Victoria, and the remainder of the Peninsula is the rough steep ground referred to
and
by the Commanding Royal Engineer, the low swampy paddy fields, or garden ground, both of no service whatever for Mercantite objects, Sanitory purposes, for the various civil offices, and Public buildings, Gaol, Magistrates Court, Harbour Master's Establishment, you you
"The extent of building ground If, therefore, all the present demands,
demanded
for Barracks - Hospital for
250 Patients
17 acres
3- 12
Reserved for other
L
land for Military wants are
3 for
complies with
Military building for nothing remains but for the Civil Service to
in The drill
47acres
ground is
proposed on land of no use for any
other purpose..
For the Military and
Commissariat store.
Honges no additional
retire its cluims altogether, and leave the
whole Peninsula to be
governed by Military
laws, if such can be permanently done.
If the Civil Government is to be established
at Kowloon, if it is to be at the expence of
tand is required, they maintaining order, Construction of Public
will
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