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with a Southern aspect, where every house may face the prevailing winds for the whole Summer; and which gives many advantages to the Troops; supplies all their wants for Sanitary as for every other purpose; while it interferes not with the advantages sought for by the Civil Community in the acquisition of Kowloon, it being arranged that no building shall be erected in front of the Barracks within a distance of 500 feet or so as to impede the free Circulation of air.

(Signed) Chas: St Geo : Cleverly, Surveyor General

Again regretting that we are Compelled to resort to the above measure, we have no option but to leave the question at issue for the decision of Her Majesty's Government.

(signed) Chas: St. Geo: Cleverly, Surveyor General.

(Signed) John Borlase, Captain H.M.S. Pearl.

(Signed) G. F. Mann, Lieut: Col Comg. Rl Engineer.

(True Copy)

Asmous Colonial Secretary.

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with a Southern aspect, where every house may face the prevailing winds for the whole Summer; and which gives many advantages to the Troops; supplies all their wants for Sanitary as for every other purpose; while it interferes not with the advantages sought for by the Civil Community in the acquisition of Kowloon, it being arranged that no building shall be erected in front of the Barracks within a distance of 500 feet or so as to impede the free Circulation of air. (Signed) Chas: St Geo : Cleverly, Surveyor General Again regretting that we are Compelled to resort to the above measure, we have no option but to leave the question at issue for the decision of Her Majesty's Government. (signed) Chas: St. Geo: Cleverly, Surveyor General. (Signed) John Borlase, Captain H.M.S. Pearl. (Signed) G. F. Mann, Lieut: Col Comg. Rl Engineer. (True Copy) Asmous Colonial Secretary.
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3 with a Southern sspect, where every house may face the prevailing winds for the - whoto Summer; and which gives many advantages to the Troops; supplies all their wants for Sanitory as for every other purpose; while it interferes not with the advantages sought for by the Civil Community in the acquisition of Kowloon, it being arranged that no building shall be erected in front of the Barracks within a distance of 500 feet or so as to impede Circulatin of air. the free (Signed) Chas: St Geo : Cleverly, Surveyor General Again regretting that we live Co Compelled to resort to the above measure, we have no- option but to leave the question at issue for the decision of Her Majesty's Government.- (signed) Chas: St. Geo: Cleverly, Surveyor General. (Signed) John Borlase, Captain H.1.1. S. Pearl. เรา (Signed) G. F. Mbann, Lient : Coll Comg. Rl Engineer. (True Copy) Asmous Colonial Secretary.
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with a Southern sspect, where every house may face the prevailing winds for the - whoto Summer; and which gives many advantages to the Troops; supplies all their wants for Sanitory as for every

other purpose; while it interferes not with the advantages sought for by the Civil Community in the acquisition of Kowloon, it being arranged that no building shall be erected in front of the Barracks within a distance of

500 feet

or so as to impede

Circulatin

of

air.

the free

(Signed) Chas: St Geo : Cleverly,

Surveyor General

Again regretting that we live

Co

Compelled

to resort to the above measure, we have no-

option but to leave the question at issue

for the decision of Her Majesty's Government.-

(signed)

Chas: St. Geo: Cleverly,

Surveyor General.

(Signed) John Borlase,

Captain H.1.1. S. Pearl.

เรา

(Signed) G. F. Mbann,

Lient : Coll Comg. Rl Engineer.

(True Copy)

Asmous

Colonial Secretary.

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