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the Troops could safely be removed to Causeway Bay,

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the free movement of Troops to all parts of the town and Island.

5. Commodore Church expressed himself as decidedly favourable to concentration

the Sanitary Condition of that locality would have to be examined into, and that such part of the foreshore in it as might be found to be obnoxious would have to be reclaimed and the land drained.

The Major General further expressed an opinion that a easy road Communication would have to be established from Causeway Bay to the Peak and the Hills with the sea level.

The roads, as Bowen road to facilitate the intermediate level, so as to be in regard to the Naval establishments, he was stating that he would prefer this to be carried out in Victoria. One objection he saw to removing to Kowloon was that the Dockyard, if there, would be more open to the force of an enemy than is that in Victoria, and that the presence of a battery in the Vicinity would in itself draw an enemy's fire on the Naval establishments.

The Commodore further added that

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95 the Troops could safely be removed to Causeway Bay, C the free movement of Troops to all parts of the town and Island. 5. Commodore Church expressed himself as decidedly favourable to concentration the Sanitary Condition of that locality would have to be examined into, and that such part of the foreshore in it as might be found to be obnoxious would have to be reclaimed and the land drained. The Major General further expressed an opinion that a easy road Communication would have to be established from Causeway Bay to the Peak and the Hills with the sea level. The roads, as Bowen road to facilitate the intermediate level, so as to be in regard to the Naval establishments, he was stating that he would prefer this to be carried out in Victoria. One objection he saw to removing to Kowloon was that the Dockyard, if there, would be more open to the force of an enemy than is that in Victoria, and that the presence of a battery in the Vicinity would in itself draw an enemy's fire on the Naval establishments. The Commodore further added that
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95

the Troops could safely be removed

to Causeway Bay,

C

the free movement of Troops to all

parts of the town and Island.

5 _ Commodore Church expressed himalf

as decidedly favourable to concentration

the Sanitary

Condition

of

that locality

would

and

the

fores hore

in

As might

't be

have to be examined into,

that such part of

be found to be obnoxions

would have to be reclaimed and

the land drained.

The Major General

further exprenced an opinion that

laxy

road Communication would

have to be established from Causeary

Bay

Hills with

the sea level.

and

the

Peak

destion of

wen

do with

The

roads, as

Bowen road

the intermediate.

to facilitate

The

level, so

in regard

stating

to the Naval establishments,

that he would prefer this

to be carried out in Victoria. One

objection he saw to removing to Kowloon was that the Bockyard, if

there, would be more open to the

fore of an enemy

than is that in

Victoria, and that the presence of

battery

the Vicinity

would

in itself draw an enemys fire

the Arval establishments.

The Commodore further added that

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