CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 418

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مجھے

Memo:

on

the foregoing letters

By The Surveyor General

I quite anticipated in such a recoult would

ecu u v

that Rapiers Range would be found

for temporary purposes an

unhealthy

preocut sickness.

location for

barracks - The

does not in

any

irvannev

however prove it

to be objectionable for a permanent location,

No Paddy planted

prossession

that il

00

wud

ever

tre course

of being

jar as I remember when

was taken of this Pange contrary

wus

to the wishes of the Colonial Government.

to be so planted was ~~ evident enough - and I was surprised, after the medical report against it that, it could be considered desirable to occupy it, and when occupied that

i ro

steps

were liken to improve the drainage in

any way.

413

As to the purchase of

this

paddy field,

Ide not think it is practicable at present,

for from

vurious causes the Commission

appointed by Lord Elgin

irus not been

able to send in its report, and the reat

of the land is not known - It

the prevention

appears to me

that

ارے سال کے

of the growth of the puddy

is

necessary

and the proposed drainage solely for the benefit of the Troops _ the vccupiers of the soil should be compensuted for their growing crops and those for the remainder of the season

co

well

and that this

as the works for drainage fc be paid

for by the Militury.

(Signed) Chus: St [po: Cleverly,

Surveyor General

the June 1861