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ces of the Colony, however, "the Colonial Engineer (Mr Ormsby) is in consultation with the Naval and Military Department,

and, it is hoped, that in the course of a four weeks,

I shall be enabled to transmit further plans showing the further estimates

mrs advanced on the Colonial

12.

Treasury.

Meanwhile, I have

considered it to be

my duty

to place Your Lordship in possession of the present state of this question; so that (if it is thought proper) the Colonial Office

may reopen the

former negotiations

respecting

it with the War Office and the Admiralty. It is presumed that those Departments will act with the

general view in 1875

merai which the

13.

Finally, it will be seen that

the

the main object

of the proposed embankment is to remove, on urgent sanitary, commercial, and other grounds, that "dislocation" of the City of Victoria which was deprecated by the late Lord Derby, while he was Secretary of State for the Colonies. He wrote to the first Governor of Hongkong (Sir Henry Pottinger) in the following terms:- "Her Majesty's Government

concur with Sir Henry Pottinger

No 2 of November

1843.

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76 305 finances ces of the Colony, however, "the Colonial Engineer (Mr Ormsby) is in consultation with the Naval and Military Department, and, it is hoped, that in the course of a four weeks, I shall be enabled to transmit further plans showing the further estimates mrs advanced on the Colonial 12. Treasury. Meanwhile, I have considered it to be my duty to place Your Lordship in possession of the present state of this question; so that (if it is thought proper) the Colonial Office may reopen the former negotiations respecting it with the War Office and the Admiralty. It is presumed that those Departments will act with the general view in 1875 merai which the 13. Finally, it will be seen that the the main object of the proposed embankment is to remove, on urgent sanitary, commercial, and other grounds, that "dislocation" of the City of Victoria which was deprecated by the late Lord Derby, while he was Secretary of State for the Colonies. He wrote to the first Governor of Hongkong (Sir Henry Pottinger) in the following terms:- "Her Majesty's Government concur with Sir Henry Pottinger No 2 of November 1843.

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76 305 finances ces of the Colony, towever, "the Cursor Ranerai (Sit Oria) is in consultation with the Naval and Military Department, and, it is hoped, that in the course of a four weeks, I shale be ensbed to transmit further plans showing the further saimnes mrs advanced on the Coloniai 瓣 12. reasury. Meanwhile, I have considered it to be my duty to place Your Lordship in possession of the present state of this questions; so that (if it is thought proper) the Colonial Office ތ propens the was former negotiation! respecting respecting it with the War Offee and the ammiralty. It is presumed that those Departarente will west withones the generai gave in 1875 merai Consıur which the 13. Finally, it will ve sesore that the the main obiect Suf proficted ambankment is to nemre, on ar ungent sanitary, commercial, and other grounds, that "dislocation" of the City of Victoria which was deprecated by the late Lord Deris, while he was Secretary of State for the Colonies. She wrote to the first Governor of Songhing (Sir St. "Be Love Staneey Pottinger) in the following terms:- "Her Shajesty's Coverment to Six Pottinger Yo 2 of November 159, 1843. سمائة کرتی Concur

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305

finances

ces of the Colony, towever, "the Cursor Ranerai (Sit Oria) is in consultation with the Naval and Military Department,

and, it is hoped, that in the course of a four weeks,

I shale be ensbed to transmit further plans showing the further saimnes

mrs advanced on the Coloniai

瓣

12.

reasury.

Meanwhile, I have

considered it to be

my duty

to place Your Lordship in possession of the present state of this questions; so that (if it is thought proper) the Colonial Office

propens the

was

former negotiation!

respecting

respecting it with the War Offee and the ammiralty. It is presumed that those Departarente will west withones

the

generai gave in 1875

merai Consıur which the

13.

Finally, it will ve sesore that

the

the main obiect

Suf proficted ambankment is to nemre, on ar

ungent sanitary, commercial, and other grounds, that "dislocation" of the City of Victoria which was deprecated by the late Lord Deris, while he was Secretary of State for the Colonies. She wrote to the first Governor of Songhing (Sir St.

"Be Love Staneey Pottinger) in the following terms:- "Her Shajesty's Coverment

to Six Pottinger

Yo 2 of November

159, 1843.

سمائة

کرتی

Concur

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