CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7] — Page 490

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Lastward without having close to the narrow limits of the Parade Ground and within a few yards of the discharge of great guns, whenever the practice takes place there, because, strange to say, though the City contains upwards of 100,000 inhabitants there is, from the peculiar formation of the hills, no outlet to the East as yet except along the Parade Ground. On the other hand, your Lordship will find from the enclosed tracing that there are several Roads leading across the Wong Neichong or Happy Valley. These always afford ample means of avoiding too near a proximity to any Guns on the Peace Course.

As I perceive that Colonel Norman mentions his being precluded from taking any action in the matter by my expressing to the Commandant here an intention of referring it home, I may state that it did not occur to me to refer to him. It is probable, however, that if I had done so, some details of expense, such as the occasional hiring of boats and Coolies to move the Guns elsewhere than to the Parade Ground, would have prevented Colonel Norman from taking any final action in the matter. I think such action is now desirable because the

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488 Lastward without having close to the narrow limits of the Parade Ground and within a few yards of the discharge of great guns, whenever the practice takes place there, because, strange to say, though the City contains upwards of 100,000 inhabitants there is, from the peculiar formation of the hills, no outlet to the East as yet except along the Parade Ground. On the other hand, your Lordship will find from the enclosed tracing that there are several Roads leading across the Wong Neichong or Happy Valley. These always afford ample means of avoiding too near a proximity to any Guns on the Peace Course. As I perceive that Colonel Norman mentions his being precluded from taking any action in the matter by my expressing to the Commandant here an intention of referring it home, I may state that it did not occur to me to refer to him. It is probable, however, that if I had done so, some details of expense, such as the occasional hiring of boats and Coolies to move the Guns elsewhere than to the Parade Ground, would have prevented Colonel Norman from taking any final action in the matter. I think such action is now desirable because the

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1 488 Lastward without haping close to the narrow limits of the Parade Ground and within a few yards of the discharge of great buns, whenever the practice takes place there, because, strange to though the City contains say. upwards of 100,000 inhabitants there is from the peculiar formation of the hills, no outlet to the East as yet except along the Parade Ground. On the other hand, your Lordship will find from the enclosed tracing that Enclosure for there are several Roads leading across the Wong neichong or Soappy. Valley. These always afford at oftion ample means of avoiding too year a proximity to any Guns mear the Peace Course. As I perceive that Colonel Norman mentions his being firecluded from Caking any action in the matter by my expressing to the Commandant here an intention of referring it home . I may state that it did not - acens to me to refer to him. It is probable, however, that if I had done so, some details of expense such as, the occasional hiring of boats and Coolies to move the Guns elsewhere thane to the Parade Ground, would have frevented Colonel Norman from taking any final action in the matter. I think such action is now desirable because the

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Lastward without haping close to the narrow limits of the Parade Ground and within a few yards of the discharge of great buns, whenever

the practice takes place there, because, strange to

though the City contains

say.

upwards of 100,000 inhabitants there

is from the peculiar formation of the hills, no outlet to the East

as yet

except along the Parade Ground. On the other hand, your Lordship will find from the enclosed tracing that Enclosure for

there are several Roads leading across the Wong neichong or Soappy. Valley. These always afford at oftion ample means of avoiding too year a proximity to any

Guns

mear

the Peace Course.

As I perceive that Colonel Norman mentions his being firecluded

from Caking

any

action in the matter

by my expressing to the Commandant here an intention of referring it

home . I may state that it did

not

acens

to me

to refer to him.

It is probable, however, that if I had done so, some details of expense such as, the occasional hiring of boats

and Coolies to move the Guns elsewhere thane to the Parade Ground, would have frevented Colonel Norman from taking any final action in the matter. I think such action

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