CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4] — Page 436

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the lowest level being 137 feet above High Water Mark, and leaves the Cantonments at a height of 150 feet above High

Water Mach and 750 feet South of the present Boundary Stone .

8. In the event of this Boundary

being selected, and,

it in

ZN. 0-

you will perceive, way interferes with the Military

buildings..

-numerous sites for European Villas would become at once available to the South of the Road; and though it is impossible to Estimate the Premiums which the Lots thus opened out would fetch there

doubt they would matte a lunge addition to the Revenues

can

be no

defray

the

of the Colony and at bast Cost of the Road. The latter which

}

vide

Act J. Governor

to d. of S.

2016.

has been already approved would be

2ther 1865. great

boon to Europian Residents,

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as it

an extension of the Bonham

1757, would form

and Caine Roads which

the

ares

at nearly

same : level & one much preferred by

the European Residents to the higher

levels further up

9 I send

cx

the Hill.

Copy of this despeichs

to the General and

an

AFV

anxious that

early division should be arrived at to enable the Colony to avail itself. of the most suitable period of the Year for constructing the Road and selling the proposed Villa Sites.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

"our most obedient humble Sewant,

Rusband Raver Maidonnell Richard

Governor