CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863 — Page 528

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Barracks

required for Colonial or Imperial purposes, and the principle the fore

of paying for those batteries which

be considend night Even

absolutely recessary for the protection of Colonial Interests has been indirectly admitted hitherto -

So far

as HK in concerned.

There is

zet

another reason and

that is that 3 off the 4 batteries

were built on

Milkary Reserves, and the 4th on ground of which the possession has never been accurately defined, but which will now be included in the Military Reserves.

It is true that the expense

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both sides

afree

I he said on

some thining

ofthers question

but I

with In Mercer that this

expense should be bonne

The Military Expenditure

buy the Wan Dep" _

for Hongkong

alwage

been

has

despaged

by the Imperial

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