CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8] — Page 183

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lotal amount will be

Considerably

Still

reduced.

as

far

As

Я

Cau se

at present, the above profits and those derivable from disposal of other property should

leav

so handsome

falance.

as to more than cover the cost

Barracks

of building

for the proviced increase of Garrison and in reproviding accommodation in place of that which it is proposed to

relinquish

in order to economise

space and release much valuable

ground

word so

sorely needed

by te Colony though of

account in

the early days

when the Cantonment was

first formedations this as d

9.

Thuck our

systems of defence

should be dealt with

as

whole,

whole

being factor.

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an adequate farrison). a most indispensable

It has or will be sheron,

hereafter that the War

is in a

Department

urable position

favoura

of the extra Barrack

regando

accommodations,

the Co

Colony

ao

has contributed literally, loivards to fortifications and considering the present and e

everganding. importance of this place

and that a considerable

of money appears to

Parliament. by

have been voted

for National defence I think Your Excellency has a very good

cace with which to

१०

to the

Imperial Government as regards

the proposed Breakwater.

10.

Neither for the Principal

1st July, 188 Merical Officer (rize

jet

attached)'s

see any objection

in

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