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precautions

serandahs

drainage,

necessary for this climate, viz:

on sides exposed

and

to sun or wind –

filling up swamps, rou I consider

the P.M.O. has

no occasion to shudder

" as he anticipates ) at the proposed residence of "Art. 6- page 4

European

and

Soldiers.

on

this site - for I consider

feel comfident the evils he dreads will

disappear with the means of defeating

Draining and

in

any

filling up

them

are necessary

Case (and to a very great extent) whether

the troops

are concentrated (as recommended by P. M. O. on the site I recommended to be devoted to the Heospital) or not.

and

The late C. R. C. (St. bot. Mann (.B)

myself both purpose fitting ups the Westans Swamp for a dill Ground for the Garrison

p. 3 3

repor

(I also add for the Roy! Mary video "fo. I " forge (the op

(Pay Yo

Art.1 hage!

this report) as also on Sanatory grounds.

In

my proposed site for Cantonments I propose no extra expenses to be incurred beyond what I have consideres desirable, or Sanatory grounds alove, to the Military occupation of the

peninsula, centil the scheme is fairly

developed to such.

a.

an extent as

an

may

endure

safe decision presions to the erection of any of the buildings for the Cantonment.

As for the sea "prapeck lamented as lat by the P. M. C . . Most and I hust all of the

buildings I propose

dea, or

will have

some view of the

harbour, and in addition I propose propa

planting along the Cantonment rood, and

hope thus to afford

"Sanatory Cordon" and

a.

ball

- pleasing view that would be conted in Almest

any inland Garrison Towns in Loglave, or elsewhow.

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