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14.

Hos ritul

connection

Stove butlers Istment,

with any Naval &

reserved

there for docking or other Unval pemproses), tiven I suggest that the General Naval and Military Hospital be un considered at the

sume

time, and

the projects so far combined as

of the services will

the

pornit

for the sube of general economy "

For instine "Infections Wards" vr- might be used by the hoo services in

now, to reduce the

comenon,

for the

ad

well

as n

number of prai spread of infections discases -

ad

such other mutural wants

be corroidered; and that by

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services are

as common to

both

6 for with greater

provided for

economy and convenime to the Government.

in

The Site. I would propose is marked in accompanying plane. The

wounds could be laid out and planted

g

for

the

use and

corr

rence

sick of both Services.

of the

Mr. B. Should the Unval Service

prefer having

their Hospitul accommodation

this

at Stone Cutter's Island, the site required

for

the

General Urilitary Hospital

could be reduced to

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limits;

and, with the reservation of a Broad Military Road to the Sea frail, down

the ravine (which road should be retained by the War Departement),

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as also the sea frontage for Stores, Military and Commissariat, the not

of ths Sea frontage 5 of the Naval Reserve might be given over to the Colomal Government, with entai reservations

us to the nature of the

buildings, and system of drainage, to be adopted by

the Eelony

in the

immediate neighbourhood of the

Same

A reserve

of Sea frontage should also be returned for a distance of about lude plan Heights marked x 250 yards N of Artelling Hieb, to

between B. C. & D.

prevent buildings being moted that would interfere with the ventilation of the Valley GC. proposed to be maile into parade ground and Cantonment. This could be made a general landing place for Caritonment fc- Barracks 2. Sites reserved for Barracks .

2. Sites reserved for Barracks

Weste

1. Detuchadh.

X.X.X. &c on plan.

1. Dituched

I would propose that sites should be reserved for detached

Barracks in the immediate.

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neighbourhood of defensive works, viz

Bullies for the defence of the Harbour fo

I consider it would be a position Economy

in human life human life

is an

exformsive Article out beves) to have detached Barracks for outmary

occupatioer for

the Garrison required

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