CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3] — Page 479

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seasons. The parade would

and rainy becouse therefore

a cause

for disease

then the

X

Vide plan (8)

unless asphalted, and

evew

radiated heut would be coresidensi

in this climate

One range of buildings would interrupt the air from the other. The lown and of the Barracks I v v - consider would, from

the

varandr

contingent circumstances, difference of level, dumate, be be very unhealthing;

and that the Barracks thus enclosed,

and checking the full benefit of the

even

will not suit; and allo

admirably adapted for a dries, and hotter, chinute than Honghong, if in single ranges, or cash building duly exposed dinginally to the full benefit of the Monsoons.

"I would therefore propose, in conjunction with die 9 Probinson- (althe probably he is induced frantially

anxiety to obtain more space

by

for

arr

the

Colonial purposes) to recupy site across the neck of the Penisula, from water to water, and tinted.

am

plan) by

Yellow. Cantonment

uw

extended w

Deep

Commencing on the West; on the Disp

Water side - I would have the Corn-

missural and Military Stores, and the Poroda Magazine, under shelter in the neighbourhood.

Vide plan B &

Bab

On the Heights above the Militung Vide plaer Y Y Gc

Viite plan (D.D.)

Hospital to within the proposed ___

Lines, and in lear

A Battery

CA

of left Hand

the top of the

height ( Artillery Hill)ou the lift

flambs.

On the

Sunne

height I would propose Stuff Quaiters - Offices Sc-

About the centre of the peninsula, Officers Quarters, Uress House, Provost Establishment; Urain Guard how- Commissioned Officers Reading Room to Garrisons Chapel, Barracks master's Quaiters, Canteen fc_

On the right flank

the water

(Shoul water) I propose the married Soldiers Quarters, Which houses, and a Guard House.

Intermediate between the two flambes and the Centre ( Officers Quarters four mentioned above) the remander of

the Soldiers' Barracks. –

น

Each barrack to be placed to meet the

monsoon winds to the best. advantage

reserve

the

caner

Sea

bening taken to un

Weston

frontage of the cullet to the buntonment Bulley, to ensure obstinction of a free ument of

a.iv. -

share appears to be no

want

of water in this valley. It is ~~~ obtained from wells -

Between this Cantonment and the Colonial location I propose a broad resové

"belt of land to be planted