CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 474

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period the land forming the Range will be resumed by the Colonial Government for Building's or Garden

for

and

"Lots - and the use of the Range interdicted

to the Troops, should this be so, the Range above referred to on M. & Lands at Victoria - also be given up,

the Troops will be without the means of their Annual Rifle

Practice

19. Before therefore ceding the Harbour lands at Victoria on which lands the Rifle Range named above - it would seem

highly desirable that either one of the three following provisos should be

accepted by the Colonial Government

#

471

20. I quote them in the order of their desirability :

(a) the use of the present Rifle Range

at Kowloon to be secured to the Troops

as

long as any are here stationed.

(b) On the cession of the H.B. Lands

of

at Victoria, the Colonial Government

to provide a Rifle Range with Butts and firing points and with proper Roads of access - in a

suitable site

and as near as possible to the Cantonment, to the

satisfaction of the Senior or other Officer Commanding the Troops

(C) On the cession of the said lands the present Rifle Range

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period the land forming the Range will be resumed by the Colonial Government for Building's or Garden for and "Lots - and the use of the Range interdicted to the Troops, should this be so, the Range above referred to on M. & Lands at Victoria - also be given up, the Troops will be without the means of their Annual Rifle Practice 19. Before therefore ceding the Harbour lands at Victoria on which lands the Rifle Range named above - it would seem highly desirable that either one of the three following provisos should be accepted by the Colonial Government # 471 20. I quote them in the order of their desirability : (a) the use of the present Rifle Range at Kowloon to be secured to the Troops as long as any are here stationed. (b) On the cession of the H.B. Lands of at Victoria, the Colonial Government to provide a Rifle Range with Butts and firing points and with proper Roads of access - in a suitable site and as near as possible to the Cantonment, to the satisfaction of the Senior or other Officer Commanding the Troops (C) On the cession of the said lands the present Rifle Range
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period the land forming the Range will be resumed by the Colonial Government for Ruilding's or Garden for and "Lots - and the use of the Range interdicted to the Troops, should this be so, the Range above referred to on M. & Lands at Victoria - also begiven up, the Troops will be without the means out their Annual tifle of carryning Practice 19. Refore therefore ceding the Har Defarbuent sands at Victoria on which clands the Rifle Range hamed above - it would seem Light desirable that either one of the three following provisos should be accepted by the Colonial Government # 471 20. I quit them in the order of their deserability :: (a) the use of the precent Riffle Range at Howbon to be secured to the Troops as long as any are here stationed. ههه (b) On the cession of the 1. B. Louds of the at Victoria, the Colonial Government Butts to provide a Rifle Range with Pub and firing points and with proper Roads of access - in a access_ in a suitable sete and as near as possible to the Cantonment. to the catiofaction of the Several or other Officer Commanding the Troops (C) On the cession of the said lands the present Rifle Range
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period the land forming the Range will be resumed by the Colonial Government for Ruilding's or Garden

for

and

"Lots - and the use of the Range interdicted

to the Troops, should this be so, the Range above referred to on M. & Lands at Victoria - also begiven up,

the Troops will be without the means out their Annual tifle

of carryning

Practice

19. Refore therefore ceding the Har Defarbuent sands at Victoria on which clands the Rifle Range hamed above - it would seem

Light desirable that either one of the three following provisos should be

accepted by the Colonial Government

#

471

20. I quit them in the order of their deserability ::

(a) the use of the precent Riffle Range

at Howbon to be secured to the Troops

as

long as any are here stationed.

ههه

(b) On the cession of the 1. B. Louds

of the

at Victoria, the Colonial Government

Butts to provide a Rifle Range with Pub and firing points and with proper Roads of access - in a

access_ in a suitable sete

and as near as possible to the Cantonment. to the

catiofaction of the Several or other Officer Commanding the Troops

(C) On the cession of the said lands the present Rifle Range

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