Certain Barrack Fire
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Before taking any steps in this matter, his Excellency would wish to be furnished with a copy of the Report from the Major General Commanding the Forces in China, to which reference is made, together with an account of the stores missing or damaged.
I have been desired to observe that the assistance rendered by H.M.'s Military and Naval Forces in the suppression of fires is much appreciated in distant places and is the cause of popularity for both Services, but that the help is likely to be much less gratefully received if it is judged indispensable to follow it...