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The Respective Officers

of Ordnance

In stilig

443

Commanding Royal Engineer's Office, Victoria Hong Kong, 15 Sept 1858,

The Commanding Royal Engineer in China presents his compliments to the respective officers, and begs to lay before them for approval the results of his conference with H. E. Sir George Bonham this date with reference to the arrangement of the limits of the Cantonments of Hong Kong.

The Boundaries as laid down will be best understood by the Plan he has the honor to submit, which, with the subsequent description he trusts will be found sufficient both to secure the rights of the Ordnance Department and the probable requirements of the service.

Commencing at the extreme east of the Cantonment, at a point marked A being the junction of a small stream with the Queen's Road, the stream forms the Eastern limit of the Cantonment to its source;

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The Respective Officers of Ordnance In stilig 443 Commanding Royal Engineer's Office, Victoria Hong Kong, 15 Sept 1858, The Commanding Royal Engineer in China presents his compliments to the respective officers, and begs to lay before them for approval the results of his conference with H. E. Sir George Bonham this date with reference to the arrangement of the limits of the Cantonments of Hong Kong. The Boundaries as laid down will be best understood by the Plan he has the honor to submit, which, with the subsequent description he trusts will be found sufficient both to secure the rights of the Ordnance Department and the probable requirements of the service. Commencing at the extreme east of the Cantonment, at a point marked A being the junction of a small stream with the Queen's Road, the stream forms the Eastern limit of the Cantonment to its source;
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Copy The Respective Officers of Ordnance In stilig 443 Commanding Royal, Congineer's Office. Victoria Hong Hong, 15 Sept 1858, The Commanding Royal Engineer in China presents his compliments to the respective officivo, and begs to lay before them for approval the results of his conference with H. C. Sir George this date with, reference *- the Bonham 074 arrangement of the limits of the Cantonments of Hong Hong- The Boundaries as toid, douI70) Excellency by Hea th which, the Cornmanding Royal Engineer fully will be best understood, by the Plam he has the honor li th the subsequ won't deserie- submit, which, with he -tion he trusts will be tuned ou wff went both to secure the right of the cordlaance Depart - -ment: and the probable requirements of the service Commencing at the extreme bust of the Cantonment; atis point martted A being the Jumation of armall, stream, with the Quein's Road, the stream forms the Eastern Eimit of the Cantonment to its source;
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The Respective Officers

of Ordnance

In stilig

443

Commanding Royal, Congineer's Office. Victoria Hong Hong, 15 Sept 1858,

The Commanding Royal Engineer in China presents his compliments to the respective

officivo, and begs to lay before them for approval the results of his conference with H. C. Sir George

this date with, reference *-

the

Bonham

074

arrangement of the limits of the Cantonments of Hong Hong-

The Boundaries as toid, douI70)

Excellency

by Hea

th which, the Cornmanding

Royal Engineer fully

will be best

understood, by the Plam he has the honor li

th the subsequ

won't deserie-

submit, which, with he

-tion he trusts will be tuned ou wff went both to secure the right of the cordlaance Depart - -ment: and the probable requirements of

the service

Commencing

at the extreme bust of the

Cantonment; atis point martted A being the Jumation of armall, stream, with the Quein's Road, the stream forms the Eastern

Eimit of

the Cantonment to its source;

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