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Public Offices document
Romaine, William Govett to Merivale, Herman 15 January 1859, CO 305:12, no. 562, 1.

Abstract
Public Offices document. Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (2).
Romaine transmits a tracing of the site of HM’s Naval Hospital at Esquimalt. The Admiralty wants storehouses or a Naval Establishment.
The minutes instruct Douglas to reserve the land requested and inform the Admiralty of the CO’s decision.
Romaine to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Admiralty
15 January 1859
I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you a Tracing showing the site of HM's Naval Hospital at Esquimalt, Vancouver's Island, and to request that in laying the same before Secretary Sir E.B. Lytton, you will inform him that, as it is possible, at some future time, that it will be advisable to Erect Storehouses or form a Naval Establishment on the portion of Land marked 67 on the plan, my Lords would be glad to have that portion reserved for Naval purposes.
I am etc.
W.G. Romaine
Minutes by CO staff
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Mr Merivale
I conclude the Govr should be instructed accordingly & the Admiralty informed?
VJ 17 Jan
Annex dt.
HM Jan 17
Other documents included in the file
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Draft reply, Lytton to Douglas, No. 8, 27 January 1859.
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Draft, Merivale to Secretary to the Admiralty, 27 January 1859, advising that Douglas had been instructed to reserve the land requested.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
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"Plan of Land reserved for Naval purposes at Esquimalt Vancouvers Island," marked "Copy of Plan received from the Governor of Vancouvers Island 25 October 1858," signed R. Lambt Baynes, Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief.