CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3] — Page 539

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projects submitted this I presur with the object of meeting them as far as practicable, and without injury to the Military - occupation by neglect of sanatory facilities.

My Colonial cxperience of marly sy years the Colonies of British

divided

among.

M. America (Canada) about

9 years - Cape

of Good Hope about 6'21⁄2 years, and now

shower.

in China about 11⁄2 years. has always

that consistent progress and the developement of Imperial and Colonial Intersto

in our

Colonics is only to be obtained by

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jointly considering the interests of both,

and the

unnecessary sacrifice of either is eventually injurious to both.

"Art 3. junge 3-

hile pages band y

of

this report.

517

With reference to this remark - "I have to date

that the plans submitted to me strow

aev

" enclosure wall . An Iron railing to the South

and West would be

But this does not meet

general scheme - except.

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ad

will be show,

0 vi

Improvement.

my objections to the

nor degree.

this report huge band

The Parade Ground should be either

asphalted

ov

laid in Chinam. Cinnam

country-

is better and cheaper in this

I had incagrined the parade in Murray.

Barrucks had been asphalted - but found.

Chumam- but mixed

enquiry that it was

with coal dust to prevent opthalmia

from glare (which

gave

it the appearanc

my

inov.)

of asphalte and hence