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of that

4. Of late years however, there has been a great reduction in the number of Troops quartered in this Colony, and as

as far as I can learn there is no

prospect of sumber being permanently increased. There is not, therefore, the same sexcossily how for alienating

so much loved in Hongsting

irrespective of another important feature

of this question .

5.

I refer.

to the extensive Military

occupation of Rowleong »

land

A

The available

Boer.

in that district either por permanent - building, or for encampments apreads 32/1⁄2 peres, and its accessibility and ___ healthiness render it wholly improbable.

that my

any other Reserves

those on

this

vir:

side of

the Harbor, will be again occupied

if at all to a small extent only.

There can be dio reed. I

interest

I feel

beel sure,

of dwelling upon the importance to the the villages that as such saighbouring ground as possible should be. open to their inhabitants to lill and cultiont. 6 . The amount of level land available for this purpose. Throughout the Colony is

very small, and hence there are, but

few inducements to the vellagers, who are mostly fishermen, to expend their space

tine and labour, as is the case

elsewhere, in to

in to healthy and proptable and

occupation as growing vegetables, rice, etc,

consumption . for their own

to

Every Governor has naturally had.:

this subject under consideration, and