CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 94

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Consequently pointed out that if the Military went to Causeway Bay on the understanding that their present establishments, instead of becoming available for Colonial purposes, would be required by the Navy, I was not prepared to say that the Colony would gain sufficiently for it to adhere to its original proposal of providing barracks, etc. at Causeway Bay. This was more particularly so, as in the letter from the War Office dated the 26th of July, inclosed in Your Lordship's despatch above mentioned, it is stated that if the Dockyard remains at Victoria the Naval Authorities would require barracks and the Commissariat Buildings, & at least the greater part thereof, as also Murray Barracks, and perhaps still more War Department property.

General Barker in reply to this mentioned that in addition to the property specially referred to, there was a good deal more in the possession of the Military, such as Murray Battery, Head Quarter House, Victoria Barracks, Spring Gardens, Wellington Barracks, the Arsenal and Magazines, and he considered, roughly speaking, the establishments mentioned in the letter...

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93 3. Consequently pointed out that if the Military went to Causeway Bay on the understanding that their present establishments, instead of becoming available for Colonial purposes, would be required by the Navy, I was not prepared to say that the Colony would gain sufficiently for it to adhere to its original proposal of providing barracks, etc. at Causeway Bay. This was more particularly so, as in the letter from the War Office dated the 26th of July, inclosed in Your Lordship's despatch above mentioned, it is stated that if the Dockyard remains at Victoria the Naval Authorities would require barracks and the Commissariat Buildings, & at least the greater part thereof, as also Murray Barracks, and perhaps still more War Department property. General Barker in reply to this mentioned that in addition to the property specially referred to, there was a good deal more in the possession of the Military, such as Murray Battery, Head Quarter House, Victoria Barracks, Spring Gardens, Wellington Barracks, the Arsenal and Magazines, and he considered, roughly speaking, the establishments mentioned in the letter...

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Tconsequently pointed out that if

the Prilitary went to Causeway Bay

that a portion of

on the understanding their present establishments, instead

of becoming

avxitable for Colonial

purposes, would be required by the

Navy, I was not prepared to day

would

gain

that the Colony dufficiently for it to adhere to its

original proposal of providing barracks

etc. at

Causeway Bay.

This

particularly so, as in the lotte from

26th of July,

the War Office dated the 26th

inclosed in Your Lordship's despatch

above mentioned, it is stated that if

the Dockyard

remains at Victoria

lov

14554

the Naval Authorities would require birth

Barracks and the Commissariat

Buildings, & at least the

t at least the greater part

thereof, as also Murray Barracks,

and perhaps stitt more War Department property.

General Barker in

reply to this mentioned that in addition to the property

specially referred to, there was a good

deal more

Military,

in possession of

such as

Murray Battery,

Head Quarter House, Victoria Barracks.

Spring Gardens, Wellington Barracks, the Arsenal and Magazines, and he considered, roughly speaking,

the establishments mentioned in

The

the

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