CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 149

which I forward, in the hope that it may meet the serious objections pointed out by

This codified proposal is that the ground occupied by the North

you.

156,585.

5 square.

Barrack measuring 156, feet, together with the accretion of ground

on

the

annexed to be reclaimed measuring 88,147 square feet, in all 244,732 square feet (tinted in two shades of yellow plan) should be used for the Commissariat and Submarine Mining Establishments, the Head Quarters,

keen on

Royal Artillery being removed to the other side of Queen's Road. It will be

reference to the plan that the foreshore of the land to be reclaimed in front of North Barracks is 580 feet, and that a portion of this, 370 feet long and 50 feet deep at one end tapering to a point at the other end, will be

on

the water side of the proposed roadway. The water frontage of the Commissariat Block is 100 feet and

that enclosed.

that of the Arsenal Yard is 1180.

that the same extent of foreshore

same extent.

147

0 feet, &

et

would

be available under my plan with

the advantage

She

that the water would

be much deeper:

3

weed

green

are a

of the ground

low

1

by the Commissariat tinted dark

the plan is 29,400 square feet

and that of the Arsenal Yard tinted light green is 76,400

in all 105,800

That of Lot 204 tinted yellow) which are to be

acquired is

72,580 square feet.

178,380 There would, therefore be a

square

feet by the

eva

after

gain of 66,352 arrangement proposed by me you have obtained possession of lots 20 and 21. If these lots are left out of Consideration, my proposal would give you 244,732 square feet for the Commissariat and Arsenal Yard

vinstead

S

ury,