CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882 — Page 429

scloure No.2 in Colonel Covnoman's letter to I. f.J. Navb dated 7 Nov. 1881.

Copy.

Sir,

reply

In Secretary,

Many Hong?

381

it at Celeb JAN 1881.

425

to the letter of the Asst. Military

the 4th Sept. lock, stating that the Lieut. fineral Commanding had suggested that the Chineer houses in the neighbourhood of the funcotton store in Wellington Barracks were a source of danger, I in

(in the

event of five to the establishments, I have to state. That the proximity of thimise houses to the Barracks and other Military Establish- ments must always be a

military

to fovernment property

at of

danger

and that is one

the principal reasons why I have proposed. the removal of the naval and military establishments to Causeway Bay.

the

the stock

That danger is, however, not aggravated by presence of the Suncotton slove; funcotton if it is properly made is not subject to spontaneous combustion, and here was made in the fovernment Factory at Waltham Abbey, I do not think there is the least donges

that move,

otherwise it

will not explode without detonation, and even if the building in which it is contained took five it would merely buon hoomlessly awe recommended that the

However

I have

Submarine Mlining stores required for

the

Westion entrance to the harbour 'should be placed on stonecutters Island, on the "level ground lately occupied

the prison

if the Colonial authorities will spore the

land.

then the latest prement of gun cotton would

be stored

an

the remainder

required for the Eastern Entrance

of on

this

The Offices Commanding 3

the troops China & S. S.

new site

at present. I have the honour, te.. (signed) W. Crossman, Colit