CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7] — Page 554

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One of the difficulties that presents itself now is where to find respectable and convenient residences for the Europeans employed in the Naval Establishments. This is increasing daily and must be dealt with in any scheme for the removal of the existing Yard.

A certain amount of room could be found on Mount Cochrane though much of this has already been cut away.

I consider one of the conditions to be made by the Admiralty should be the retention of a European Reservation for a fixed distance from the Dockyard walls.

The water supply at Kowloon at present is quite insufficient.

In the scheme as presented by Mr. Chater, reference is made to a cash surplus of $5,511,200 as falling to the Colony: this I consider should be handed to the Admiralty unless the Colony undertake the cost of dredging and re-instating the buildings, machinery &c., on the new site.

The question of whether the present Man-of-War anchorage off Victoria is to be retained would have to be considered.

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drawback. 2. 549 3 One of the difficulties that presents itself now is where to find respectable and convenient residences for the Europeans employed in the Naval Establishments. This is increasing daily and must be dealt with in any scheme for the removal of the existing Yard. A certain amount of room could be found on Mount Cochrane though much of this has already been cut away. I consider one of the conditions to be made by the Admiralty should be the retention of a European Reservation for a fixed distance from the Dockyard walls. The water supply at Kowloon at present is quite insufficient. In the scheme as presented by Mr. Chater, reference is made to a cash surplus of $5,511,200 as falling to the Colony: this I consider should be handed to the Admiralty unless the Colony undertake the cost of dredging and re-instating the buildings, machinery &c., on the new site. The question of whether the present Man-of-War anchorage off Victoria is to be retained would have to be considered.
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i drawback. 2. 549 3 One of the difficulties that presents itself now is where to find respectable and convenient resi- dences for the Europeans employed in the Naval Estab- lishments. This ia increasing daily and must be dealt with in any scheme for the removal of the existing Yară. A certain amount of room could be found on Mount Coch- rane though much of this has already been cut away. I consider one of the conditions to be made by the Admiralty should be the retention of a European Reser– vation for a fixed distance from the Dockyard walls. The water supply at Kowloon at present is quite in- sufficient.. In the scheme as presented by Mr.Chater, reference is made to cash surplus of $5,511,200 as falling to the Colony: this I consider should be handed to the Admiralty unless the Colony undertake the cost of dredging and re-instating the buildings, machinery &c., on the new sita. The question of whether the present Man-of- War anchorage off Victoria is to be retained would have to be considered. I
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drawback.

2.

549

3

One of the difficulties that presents itself

now is where to find respectable and convenient resi-

dences for the Europeans employed in the Naval Estab-

lishments. This ia increasing daily and must be dealt

with in any scheme for the removal of the existing Yară.

A certain amount of room could be found on Mount Coch-

rane though much of this has already been cut away.

I consider one of the conditions to be made by the

Admiralty should be the retention of a European Reser–

vation for a fixed distance from the Dockyard walls.

The water supply at Kowloon at present is quite in-

sufficient..

In the scheme as presented by Mr.Chater,

reference is made to cash surplus of $5,511,200

as

falling to the Colony: this I consider should be handed

to the Admiralty unless the Colony undertake the cost

of dredging and re-instating the buildings, machinery

&c., on the new sita.

The question of whether the present Man-of-

War anchorage off Victoria is to be retained would

have to be considered.

I

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