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the improvements are curried out. The

mast expensive improvement (filling in for drill.

(ground) would be

Art. 5 page 4

necessary in any

"occupation, as recommended by the lake

Commanding Royal Engineer (St. Col:

Mann, 6B)and myself. The other

improvements

are

in proportion but

value in

my

comparatively simple

ure

of decided future

estination; and much of the

earth required for filling

Carr

be taken from ground

is at brand, and

we want lowered -

Under these impressions is Commanding

Royal Engineer in Clina

in China, and from

instructions received to com

municate with

His Excellency the Governor, (as already

-stated) I was bound to consider the

question at issue in all its relative beanings;

and I did

00

and submitted the

stand

to

the Brigadier General Commanding.

In this paragraphe (Art. 5 page 4)

the Punicipal Mredical Officer makes are assertion

that I was not.

not aware

of, viy : that u site was

proposed to be substituted for the

que y

propose for the Military Hospital Ge -

which site I presume be meant was un

coveted by the bivil Community judging

from

the remark

In all.

my

cou

munications with His

Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson Iundertent luin to state that the Royal hary wasted that site for their Hospital. This I also understood from other sources-and- it was natural they should - as all combine in acknowledging it.

the best site. In