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An investment, but which
Is sheer foolishness
On the part of
People dealing with public monies
Who have an
Equally healthy estate
At their command, within the distance
Of a mile. Health
Of the troops is
Of course the great question, and if the site proposed by the Colonial
Authorities were not quite as
Healthy as the one selected
By the military,
There would be an end to the discussion. The soldier doctors say they have determined
Which site is the best, but pace magnum virum. My experience in Hong Kong has taught me to doubt the infallibility of our Machsons; they had
To start with the choice of barracks for all Victoria
Barracks, and the place they fixed upon is beyond all question the
Worst they could have chosen, and
Among other defects, it has the one I have before mentioned,
That of cutting the Civil settlement in two; calling the soldier off, in addition,
From any exit into the open ground without traversing the temptations of the town. One
More word and I have done. It will cost the Colony of Hongkong £10,000 p. a. to give this
New district the blessings of Police, etc. How is that to be provided? Is it that the
Military engross those sites which
Would add the best to the revenue?
And again,
Let Hong Kong have its
Own
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