CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 344

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that locality would be a very great ornament to the city and would occupy to good purpose a portion of waste land, which is now a receptacle for rubbish and an eyesore. It is believed that this Government is desirous of promoting the erection of a City Hall and will be prepared to recommend to the Secretary of State for the Colonies the cession of the ground alluded to, provided no objection exists on the part of the Medical Military Authorities.

The possibility of such objection rests, as the Committee understand, on a promise given some years ago by this Government that no building should be erected to the Eastward of Murray House that could in any way interfere with the ventilation of the Murray Barracks and the Sanatory condition of the Troops.

The accompanying ground plan, in which the proposed site is marked in red, will, we trust, satisfy you that no insalubrious effects could be produced by the erection upon it of a building for Public Meetings and other similar purposes, it being evident that the Fresh Ground will not be encroached upon in any way, and the ventilation of the Barracks in the slightest.

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that locality would be a very great ornament to the city and would occupy to good purpose a portion of waste land, which is now a receptacle for rubbish and an eyesore. It is believed that this Government is desirous of promoting the erection of a City Hall and will be prepared to recommend to the Secretary of State for the Colonies the cession of the ground alluded to, provided no objection exists on the part of the Medical Military Authorities. The possibility of such objection rests, as the Committee understand, on a promise given some years ago by this Government that no building should be erected to the Eastward of Murray House that could in any way interfere with the ventilation of the Murray Barracks and the Sanatory condition of the Troops. The accompanying ground plan, in which the proposed site is marked in red, will, we trust, satisfy you that no insalubrious effects could be produced by the erection upon it of a building for Public Meetings and other similar purposes, it being evident that the Fresh Ground will not be encroached upon in any way, and the ventilation of the Barracks in the slightest.
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12.

that locality would be

a

very great

oraurent to the city and would

occupy to good purpose

of

a

portion

wuste land, which is now a receptacle

for unbbish and an

Eywore.

It is believed that this Goverment

is desirous of promoting

the nection

of a City Hall and will be prepared

to recommend to the Secretary of

for

the Colonies the cession

Rate

of

the ground alluded to, provided

objection exists on

the part of the Medical Military Authorities

The possibility of such objection rests as the Committee understand

بي سمية

years

promise given some ago by this Government that no

10

340

building should be erected to the Enstivard of Wardley House that

could in

any way interfere

with

- wo

the ventilation of the Umay Barracks and the Sanatory condition of the Troops.

The accompanying ground

plan in which the proposed site is

marked in red, will,

we trust, satrefy

you that no

insalubrious effects

could be produced by the rrection

upour it of a building for Publis Weetings and other similar purposes,

it being cvident that the Funde Ground will not be in encrouched upon

کا کی

any way the ventilation.

of the Barracks in the slightest

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