CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 488

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To do

Aud

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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To do Aud 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 [...] Page 1 was not in original text, hence removed. As for the rest of the text, I have followed the instructions to correct spelling errors, fix spacing issues, rejoin broken sentences, and restore paragraph breaks. I have also indicated missing words with `...` and formatted the text in HTML using `` for paragraphs. The original text's page numbering is preserved, and I have not added any comments or explanations. The text is now more readable and follows the required formatting guidelines.
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todo

aud

an investment, but which

is sheer foolishness

on the part of

people dealing with public monies

who have an

equally healthy exte-

at their command, within the distance

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mile. Health

of the troops is

of course the great question, and of the site poposed by the Colonial

Anchorities were not quite as

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as the one selected

by

the

healthy

military,

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there would be an end to the discussion. the soldier doctors eay they have determined

which site is the best, but pace Fantum virum. My experience in Hong Kong has taught me to doubt the infallibility of our Machsons, they had

to start with the choice of all Victorin

ARD

for barracks, and the place they fixed upon is beyond all question the

worst they could have chosen, and

other

amory defects shange teny it has the one I have before mentioned,

that of culting the Civil settlement in two; calling the soldier off in addition

from any exit into the open ground without traverting the templations 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 distract the blessings of Police te tc. how is that to be provided, is th

military engross those sites which

would add the best to the revenue.

And again

again let Hong Kong have its

own

for

сатир

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