CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 467

Stone Cutters Island.

The position assigned to the Battery at Stone Cutter's best is, the Committee Considers, oni of great importance for the protection of the Western Entrance of the Harbows. Consequently, they recommend that the site should be lowered 50

feet and made large enough to take 3-10inch

2-quich guns

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An

is

armament of

held to be sufficient for Stone cutters

Central Battery. As regards Stone Cutter's East, the two guns in that position would indoubtedly be more effective if they were placul

on the top of Cosmopolitan Dock Hill, on the Kowloon perinzulu

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peinisulce. However it is desirable to concentrate as far as possible the

defences of Howwon and of Stone

Cutter's Island, and on

this

account

the Committee has adopted the site at tom Cutter's cast in preference to that the main land. In rear of this

Battery, which will be armeet with Zwich R.M.L will be placed

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demnsible Barrack for

and the site

of

200 men,

The Colonial jail

on

a

Foult offer a good position for thes Jus-marino Mining Establis nment.

The cost of

the works as above would be;

Ilone cutters West