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importance of this road shortly after my
same
arrival here in 1895, and have written' several letters to the War office on the onbject. The last is dated 28th April, 1897.
a
geance
at he map
will I think
this
convince anyone of the necessity of communication, in which I think your Excellency
V.
concurs.
J. Our purchase of the Mount Austin Hotel on the Peaks above Victoria Jap, and its occupation towards the end of this year is a point of some tactical importance
it will enable
us
as
to house some HOO
400
men ready to defend that section, by Mountain Sodge to give a hand to the defenders of the 2 Section, or in 30 minutes to embar bt at the Pier in Victoria to
any
the
threatened point. But the quartering of this force on the Scalor emphasises necessity of the missing link in
munications -
out Com -
IL. In accordance with the previous orders
no
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