CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12] — Page 342

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No.14.

From Commodore Bury Palliser.

To H. E. the Governor.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

Your Excellency's letter of 24th instant No.101/3 suggesting that

the question of extension of the Naval Rifle Ranges be considered

in concert with the Military, and that a joint plan be drawn up

to meet the requirements of both Services, which should also pro-

vide for the facilities for Rifle practice expected by the Hong-

Kong Rifle Association.

2.

Before approaching the Military Authorities on

the subject, I would submit for Your Excellency's consideration

that the Navy is hampered in the accompanying correspondence

with objections, which I do not think exist.

For instance it was never our intention at Kowloon to carry our

1,000 yard firing point across the road; and further it is

intended to be to the left of the 900 yards point, not to the

right of it, and in the sea, as mentioned by the Director of

Public Works. Our plans endeavoured to shew this but I regret

that in the opinion of the Director of Works they failed to do

so; if 1,000 yards could not be got without crossing the road

we should be content with 900.

With regard to Stonecutters' Range the Bungalow

mentioned, (which is uninhabited), was considered, and walls

would be erected at each firing point to render any accident

impossible.

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