CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861 — Page 131

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

The establishment of barracks at Howloon

may. in the opinion of His Royal Highness afford opportunities

of preventing

at that place some of the evils which can only be mitigated

at

trong ứng

If it be possible Itis Royal Highness would consider it very advantagious

to retaine the whole possession in the

hands

7

the Crown, onlyext to

Military authority,

з

authority, after the main

Cantonmuuto in India, wherein

Civilians are permitted to reside on conditions which, without discouraging traders and minmigrante, render all private interests sub servient to the will being of the troops. The system does not to wis Rozal Highness' trusolidge obtaine in any. other Colony than India, but the

regulations

123

regulations on which it is based might

perhaps with due nosifications, be

applied to Kowloon.

They

Articles

are to be found under the

Cantonments" and "Bazaari"

"

in the printed lose 7

Regulations of

General

the Bengal Army

I bey to return the Enclosures of

your letter under uply

(1))

I have an

W.Z. Forster

A

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