CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 228

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action

of

the various currents

at the one spot selected is detrimental

- of air and their

directing

curses, as also

to the commercial

progress of the wr

the isolated nature of the buildings for extended Cantonment, ui contradistinction

to the concentrated system adopted by St.

Col. Mann, t. 6. and in which batter the difference of level of the two maine.

ranges

of buildings (about 10 fect ) I do not consider

sufficient to afford

ventilation.

urr

unobstructed on

ขบ

the hot season.

during

This I refer to in

a

Sanatory point of viewe ofm

Taking a Commercial view

the question combined with general

poling, both Imperial and Coloural

are in most cases

intimately

connected with each other) I consider

the Barrack accommodation

massing

settlement.

As a

work of defence and in a v-

strategic point of

Barracks

the site

ave

or

view the proposed

not bomb

proof,

trov

place apparently selected

for defensive purposes against a civilized

force.

گی

I

conrement

therefore consider that. and healthy Barrack accommodation

inn

casy communication, and commanding positions, is all that is sought for.

As Commanding Royal Eugener

in bliina I consider I am bound

by my duty to watchs and protect Imperial interests in the construction

struction of any or

works out here; and in

doing

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