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29th March, 1881.
Governor
Sir George F. Bowen, G.C.M.G.,
to
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Derby
1
• Naval Defence Force- Respecting a proposed
One Enclosure.
P.S. March 31. - Since the above was
written, Admiral Sir W. Dowell has
sent me a copy of his letter to the
Admiralty, which I enclose. I observe
that he mentions that the Colony
should procure a Gunnery Instructor from the "Excellent" at its own expense. It would hardly be fair to put the
entire cost of passage on the Colonial Treasury, which already pays a heavy Military Contribution. The Gunnery Instructor
should be sent out free, in a man-of-war
or transport proceeding to Hong Kong