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position as

natural from his Governor of the Colony) for

Colonial Interests, he suggested that after the first necessitous

demands

were met the site across

the neck of the peninsula.

was

capable of advantageously r meching the other demands

of improved,

as

from Medical

in

be understood

Reports

of berny

it

was

capable

done; and

ni

which

fully

as

I...

Enginer Officer for

wad-ond

already expressed.

The

The Chief point then to consider is whether this apparently convenient and strategic site ("the neck of the peninsula ) is available in a sanatory point-

of view for Military occupation?

and

In its present state I consider "Certainly not ",

for obvious sanatory reasons.

Can these objections be remedied ?

I say,

as an

Engineer Officer of upwards of 25-

years

T

service (now in 4 quarters of the Globe)

I consider they certainly can.

The P. M. O. in his observations forgets

art 7_ hage 4 that the chilling gusts of the Cold V. E. Monsent

(as

a rule a welcome guest in moderation, and in "due season") will be much broken by the sheltering promontory due Exst and aNorthward,

and only about 1800 yards from the neck of land I propose to occupy; and with the

ordinary

or