CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10] — Page 136

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eun concession which to remove the that the mely properly be made is quarters of the married Soldiers to a site apart from the Barracks and to place the buildings which not permanently occupied by men - such as Stores, Canteens, Hospitals, the in the low ground to the East of the Ridge giving up the space gained to the Civil population.

The enclosed plan shows the thus revised arrangement for Barracks. It must however be understood that the proposals will be submitted to the Principal Medical Officer and the Commanding Royal Engineer for their approval before execution.

I am to add that before any Barracks are built, the trial hut which is about to be constructed will be tested for at least two years in order that the salubrity of the site may be established beyond question, and that the designs of any buildings to be erected between the Barracks and the sea shall be submitted through the Officer Commanding the Troops.

With regard to the sites proposed to be reserved for future Batteries, which it seems would interfere with accommodation desirable for the Public, it is possible that

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11. -2 eun concession which to remove the that the mely properly be made is quarters of the married Soldiers to a site apart from the Barracks and to place the buildings which not permanently occupied by men - such as Stores, Canteens, Hospitals, the in the low ground to the East of the Ridge giving up the space gained to the Civil population. The enclosed plan shows the thus revised arrangement for Barracks. It must however be understood that the proposals will be submitted to the Principal Medical Officer and the Commanding Royal Engineer for their approval before execution. I am to add that before any Barracks are built, the trial hut which is about to be constructed will be tested for at least two years in order that the salubrity of the site may be established beyond question, and that the designs of any buildings to be erected between the Barracks and the sea shall be submitted through the Officer Commanding the Troops. With regard to the sites proposed to be reserved for future Batteries, which it seems would interfere with accommodation desirable for the Public, it is possible that
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concession which

to

remove the

that the mely properly be made is

quarters of the married Soldiers to a cite apart from the Barracks and

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place the buildings which not permanently recupied by

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men-

such as Stores, Canteens, Itables, the

in the low ground to the East of

the Ridge giving up

the

space

gained to the Civil population.

The enclosed plan thens the

thus

revised mangement for Barracks.

It must however be understood

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question

buildings

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that the designs of any be created between the Barracks and the sea shall be submitted through Officer Commanding the

with regard to the sites proposed to be reserved for future Batteries, which it seems would

interfere with

accommodation desirable

for the Public, it is possible that

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