CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 612

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Queen's Road Barracks (F)- which would not be of

use or

of~

the slightest benefit to the community. In the 15 para: of

11.

the War Office letter I read Finally the War Department shall surrender to the-

Colony the property called Murray Battery. I am not

aware whether this surrender

is conditional upon the Colonial Government. acceding

to the other

proposals

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proposals under discussion. 12: I would however

mention that this so-

called Battery

has

never

within the last 25 years

been

of the slightest value from a Military point of view. When the population: of Hongkong consisted of few fishermen living

a

in the historie matsheds-

and Stonecutters Island and

Kowloon were inhabited

were inhabited by Pirates, Murray Battery

мо

doubt.