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neighbourhod is all to be cut down

to the level of the Praya (the earch being ! required for reclaiming, there will be

LATE

diffientlig in at

the li

any lime defining

Cimits of the reserve

Boundary Stores.

be

avichour

The approach to the Reserve will

from

the rear as recommended by

| the Commanding Royal Engined and

I know of no reason

of e

even

a

day

why a delay should occur in handing

over the Reserve to the War Department,

Case

if ein regeris it

of emergency they should

I have, B.

(signed) W. Wilsoni,

Acting Surveyor General.

(Copy)

Commanding Aloyal Engineer to Acting Corvey or General. Commanding Royal Engineers offic

Div

Hongthing, 8th May, 1865.

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I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of

Your

letter of 25th uttime and

enclosures, which I duly submitted for

the

information of His Excellency The Major

General Commanding and relative to the

inform you

same,

am directed to

he emoiders it nece

necessary

that

to submit the

question is the Home Authorities for the

following

notify

Reasons

and request

you

will

the same to His Excelleney the

Acting Governor.

The Acting. Surveyor General,

TA

re

Ye.

Honghing.