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However the Principal Medical Offrece I

consider would be in error.

if he takes

the present well sheltered and comparatively - small parade at Murray Barracks fair standard for comparison for the vou

inconven

nience from radiated beat that

as a

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cxposed one in the scheme be~~~

ld be felt by the

very

much larger and

proposes for adoption.

In Umuray Bannuels

the

main parade is

only gb x 26yds: ~

--",

( surface of 2496 square yards) is sunken

the

suw

by the bank.

and sheltered from bees and buildings except for a short period of the day. On the other hand the proposed Parade at Kowloon would

perpelly exposed, except for

pound in

the

moning

short

and evening

from it's

more exposed position, and surface

of the parade is 380 × 150 yds equal to 59,200

-square yards.

The fall of the proposed Parade at-

Kowloon is in one

This will in

the

a.

place qefect in 350 god.

yds.

my opinion necessitate

of Climm if it is intended for

· parade.

I would like to lay it out and sow

it in grass;

best the stope would cause the

rains to wash

away.

required for such

unless it was

lved

the necessary.

arr

necessary soils

arrangement_

in sod work- and

I understand that this

If the

grass, orice grew

b. then little

·Leadorv

There would be

to

difficult

there would

feur afterwards_

dro

difficulty

in

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