CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 223

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Commanding

The whole question has been kept in abeyance anticipating the expected arrival

of

time

the Brigadier General from to time. In considering my proposed

as mentioned in accompanying

opinions by a different

founded on what

- route - Mine being

on what I consider strategic

Military progress ( considering the people, and the features of the country

rve

have to deal with) as well as way

Civil and Commercial progress.

jiroject

cornopondena, it was

the surveys

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mcessary little more extended to

to have

an

to

My project embracing partially extended Cuntomment, and ve

perhaps offering thereby certaine facilities for

braking out of

Barracks, I consider

-mirror

offers

but

avv

objection to the Sunitary-

and Commercial advantages.

collect the information necessary

ther un economic consideration of sert jest. Hence

my anxiety to have

St Clement's R. E. sent down here.

I founded my opinions after

duc consideration and irrespective of

thrust

of

others were I found afterwards

agreed with une in

q

a

general point

view_altho' perhaps reaching their

supervision

and

one winch is required at many

Establistred Cantouments, within my

very mu Military

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merely requires

a wove

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