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Sir,
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A Brigade Major's Office,
Victoria, 12th August 1848.
The Major General Commanding is desirous that His Excellency should be informed that he has reduced, more or less, nearly every Guard in the Garrison, owing to the unsustainable mortality amongst the 48th Regiment, and to the fearful extent to which sickness has extended amongst the Troops within the last few days.
The Major General, however, has hitherto scrupulously avoided making
The Honble : The Colonial Secretary.
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Victoria.