CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 395

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the removal of this coups from Victoria, Bonghong; to this above slation by order of A... this Governor on the 15 lept. last unfortunately became necessary

in consequence of the very serion

sion which occurred in thin

Lown on

when a portion of the 99 Regiment came with collision with this polies

Force, and some of the native

Inhabitanti, resulting in this love

considerabl

Un tros previon weniner,

of too lives and an

в

Amount of damage. Le person

and property.

Under there unfortunati circum.

shanan, it was cleared indispensabe

for the preservation of this peace that

દ્ર

this 99th Regiment should not be permitted bretion to Victoria.

I found

on Enferiry that the sickness which prevailed among

the troops was mainly attributable to the Excavation then going on, for building purposes, in the close bicimity to the truts. I therefore directed that the 99" Regiment

should be placed under canvas,

which was accordingly clone on the 18 November last - the site selected