CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2] — Page 121

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Authorities, but at the same time

it will not be injurious to the War Department as they cannot sell

the land.

So far a

is affected

the

Karade ground

there can be no doubl

there

that the space proposed to be levelled

by Ms beard would be of more use than that which he wishes to

acquire.

Kis, and the eventual

to the War Department of

saving to the War

Cost of the

the retaining wall are

the

the

only

abvantages of the echere to the War

Department

appear

The objections to the

project

to be that the proposed

house would form a traverse to the

+

Eastern end of the Queen's Roach at Wardley House, and would completel

the fire of

fire of the enclosure wall of hurray Barracks,

mark it from

which forms a part of the defensive line proposed and prepared some

to resist an expected rising

years ago

of the Chinese population.

It would also very much

block up

Road and

that part of the Queen's

the free impede the

circulation of air,

a matter however

of more importance to the Inhabitants of that part of the Form than to the War Department.

It also appears to be

whether

to be a question

giving up any spare piece

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