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Sir R. Meade

Monykong-Wm. 596

The extension of the Praya in front of the Naval Yard Military building, & Sharp's lots is much more to the advantage of the adjoining property then a question of having a beautiful Esplanade, as the Admiralty seem to suppose. It means that if the Scheme is prosecuted the Colony will be cut in two at this point, allowed only one line of communication from East to West, & that line a single roadway of at most 30 feet wide. This road passes behind the Naval Yard, lies between it and a cliff, upon which the Military Barracks are placed. The cliff abuts on the street at one point of the roadway at an angle to avoid this obstruction.

There is no other way of getting from the front of the town to the other side along the sea as the naval and military buildings have stopped the expansion of the business part of the town to the Eastwards, the Chinese have been driven to live in the hilly half to be near their work, & the overcrowding is very serious. The Praya extension will be a great relief.

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Sir R. Meade Monykong-Wm. 596 The extension of the Praya in front of the Naval Yard Military building, & Sharp's lots is much more to the advantage of the adjoining property then a question of having a beautiful Esplanade, as the Admiralty seem to suppose. It means that if the Scheme is prosecuted the Colony will be cut in two at this point, allowed only one line of communication from East to West, & that line a single roadway of at most 30 feet wide. This road passes behind the Naval Yard, lies between it and a cliff, upon which the Military Barracks are placed. The cliff abuts on the street at one point of the roadway at an angle to avoid this obstruction. There is no other way of getting from the front of the town to the other side along the sea as the naval and military buildings have stopped the expansion of the business part of the town to the Eastwards, the Chinese have been driven to live in the hilly half to be near their work, & the overcrowding is very serious. The Praya extension will be a great relief. Lord Ripon. May Jashape like to let Lord Spencer know that the question

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Sir R. Meade

Monykong-Wm. 596

The saxtension ofthe Praya in front of the Havne Yard Military building, & Sharp's lots _ is much more to the

- Arad

adjoining stony then a question of having a

beautiful Bonderande, as the Adminally seem to suppone. It means that if the Scheone is protilisted the Colomy

for sur will be cut in his at this point, allowed only om line of commumention from That

and

wise Er

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· Last to West, & that line a dingle Crother of at most 30 fut init. This shut passes behind the Naval Yard. his between it and a cliff, upon which the Military Barracks au Jesched. The diffe -" liff abuts on the struct at one point of the roadway

Angle

to avoid this dustuch.

this oak :

There is no other army of getting from our front of the town to the other soups along I as the naval a military buildings have stopped, the Expansion ofthe bromess

part of the town to the Easterns, the Chinese have been drivm to live in the braten. half to be near their work, & the aurrerating is very serious: The Prayer

Sir tom relief.

ветвит

Lord Rifen. May Jashape like to let Lord Spencer know that the question

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