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56 Nyboder } situ ate in the N. E. p a rt o f the tow n, w as b u ilt by C hristian IV . as dwellings for the m en in the reg u lar em ploy o f the N a v y , both afloat and in the D ock-yard s, and for som e of the N aval officers. T h ese sm all dw ellings o f uniform size, covering 33 streets in stra ig h t lin e s , form , as it w ere, a sm all tow n of them selves. T he n um ber o f m en in reg ular em ploy is 18 26, o f w hich 1773 occupy these habitation s. T ill w ith in the last few y ears these m en c om p o sed , in a m anner, a distinct c la ss, w ho for a long series o f y e ars w ere bound to the N aval S erv ice, and so received p rovisions, w ages, and lodging for a trifling paym ent. In th is resp ect an im p o rtan t change h a s now taken place, as th e m en are only obliged to serve for a few y e a rs, a t the ex piration o f w hich term they can, if th ey w ish, retire from the service. The Naval Wharves j Magazines , and Workshops are p a rtly on Gammelholm, the en­ tran ce to w hich is from H olm s C anal, (but w hence th ey w ill p ro b ab ly ere long be re m o v e d , the G o vernm ent h av in g alread y offered the G am m elholm fo r sale as building ground), and p a rtly on Nyholm, form ed by six sm all islands, opposite th e T oldbod, w ith w hich it is connected by a bridge. H ere a re all the w ork shop s n ecessary for the building and eq u ipm ent o f ships, tack le-m agazines, tim b e r-y a rd s,