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182

(dated 10th March ultimo), respecting certain sites for works of Defence at Hongkong

2.

I lost no time in placing myself in communication on this subject with the Executive Council, as also with the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in this Colony, (Major-General Sargent, C.B.), and with the Surveyor-General, (Mr. Price). I now forward a letter from the Commanding Royal Engineer transmitted to me by the Officer Commanding the Troops.

Enclosure 5th May, 188...

3.

The War Office asks :-

(a.) If certain sites of proposed Works of Defence will be reserved by the Civil Government, and

(b) If the Civil Government will undertake the survey of those sites, "contoured at vertical intervals of 5 feet."

It will be seen from the enclosed letter of Major Lloyd, R.E., that (a) "The sites of the Batteries, existing or proposed, already belong to the War Department, with the exception of Quarry Point and Stonecutters' Central, which belong to the Colonial Government"; and that...

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182 (dated 10th March ultimo), respecting certain sites for works of Defence at Hongkong 2. I lost no time in placing myself in communication on this subject with the Executive Council, as also with the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in this Colony, (Major-General Sargent, C.B.), and with the Surveyor-General, (Mr. Price). I now forward a letter from the Commanding Royal Engineer transmitted to me by the Officer Commanding the Troops. Enclosure 5th May, 188... 3. The War Office asks :- (a.) If certain sites of proposed Works of Defence will be reserved by the Civil Government, and (b) If the Civil Government will undertake the survey of those sites, "contoured at vertical intervals of 5 feet." It will be seen from the enclosed letter of Major Lloyd, R.E., that (a) "The sites of the Batteries, existing or proposed, already belong to the War Department, with the exception of Quarry Point and Stonecutters' Central, which belong to the Colonial Government"; and that... Page 183 appears three times at top, three times at bottom is not detected, hence kept as is. ... (b)...
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182

(dated 10th March ultimo), respecting certain sites for works of Defence at Hongthong

2.

I lost no time in

placing myself in communication on this subject with the Executive Council, as also with the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in this Colony, (Major= General Sargent, C18), and with the

Surveyor-General, (Mr Price), I now __

forward

a letter

from

the Commanding

Enclosure

5tmay, 188.

Royal Engineer transmitted to me by

the Officer Commanding the Troops.

3.

The War Office asks :-

(a.) If certain sites of proposed Works of

1

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Defence will be reserved by the Civil Government, and

(b) If the Civil Government will

undertake the survey

survey of those sites,

"contoured at vertical intervals of 5

#/

feet."

It will be seen from

the

enclosed letter of Major Lloyd, R.E., that

(a)

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"The sites of the Batteries, existing

OY

proposed, already belong to the War

Department, with the exception of ~

#

Quarry Point and Stonecutters' Central,

which belong to the Colonial

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Government"; and that

Defence

(با)

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