CO129-102 - Public Offices - 1864 — Page 47

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Sheds and the sea.

Referring

of your

in

to that portion

above-mentioned letter,

which you

state that it is

in contemplation to continue

the Praya of Kronghong,

decided

in

The Naval Gard, I

front of have to inform you of my

abjection to such an arrangement, as being in every

respect undesirable, and detrimental to the interests of

The Naval Service.

The Confined space now

occupied by

and the

large

The Naval Yard,

amount

of

work

requireds of

that establishment,

together with the necessity of

having

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having the rea prontage free from

interference

, and available

for hauling up beats, spars be

and

for other indispensable

work, are considerations

meil

fice

Foreign Office

which render the

Home

adoption

op

Office

The Contemplated plan most

inconvenient and

and I request you

inexpedient,

Land Board

will cause

Law Officers

there objections to be made known

the

proper Quarter. It would also appear

that the insecurity attacking

to the care

form the

of

Stores ve in China,

proverbially thieving

propensities

would

6 farm

of

the Natives,

another strong

argument in favor of having

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