CO129-200 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [5] — Page 52

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of Fortifications, dated 26th October 1881) the place would be unfit for occupation owing to the exposure

of

the

decomposed granite, which

appears to be

CA

fertile

AOU LI

of

sickness in this bolony-

4. His Excellency considers the site

of

the present cantonments sufficiently

good,

but as

5.

cantonments, should be purchased the War Department and the

for

cantonments themselves placed

in such a

state of defence

as

would prevent their being surprised

a sudden

and seiged in case of a riming of

the native population.

His Excellency has been informed that the buildings

on Interud Loto

it is

necessary

în

Military

as

well as

a

sanitary point

No. 9 and 35 (which

are

in such

of view, that the Naval and military

Establishments should be kept

clear as possible of private buildings,

Expecially

as many of

their he

understands are po over

he

crowded

would advocate that all

private property within the

close proximity to the military buildings)

are.

are so delapidated that they about to be pulled down, if such

is the

case, he suggests, whether sleps

might not be taken to prevent new

buildings being

erected on these lots

until the question of the defences

cantoumento

of

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