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render this Island impregnable in the ordinary sruse of the word, would involve further works, and a for larger farrison of European Troops than I think justifiable, when assistance from India is so readily obtainable, and when information of the Collection of Troops and Vessels for an organized attack must be received in sufficient time benable the garrison to be strrugth.
Enad.
Witte these views, I would suggest that the fundascar Company which consists at present of
I Staff Sergraut. 2 Sergeauto. 4 Corporals.
8 Acting Bombardiers.
72 funners.
____ Trumpeter.
Total 88 all ranks.
up
should be recruited
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strrugth of 400 of all racks, and placed undas Hativa Officers, an Artillery Officer bring in charge of the whole as yerary to the artillery Establishment at present. Of this number
but
the Army Estimates for 1879-80 provide for 2 Companies, cou- sisting of 176 all ranks.
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can bear witness botter great value of this Corps. The men are most intelligent and willing, and save the European Troops in a variety of ways, and I feel sure that with proper instruction they would do Excellent work in a Battery. At the same time the Officer Commanding Royal Artillery would probably consider that
on Active Service it would be desirable that rack fun Dr. tachment furnished by them should be supervised, and also that the most important- post: should be läkṛu by European Artillery. I therefore would suggest an increase of two European Batteries in time of war. This would in. able two reliefs brach
дин bbe provided. The guards for the Batteries when mounted, would in peace timme be probably found by the fun dascars.
3.
Royal Engineers
As no information is groru regarding Torpedo defence, it is only possible to speak in grurral terms of what the strrught of the Royal Engineers
should