Committee Room
Whitehall. 14th May 18798.
to
your letter of
the
eder Secretary of State
you
state that hi
eh Concurs in
is suggestion that the
local
the formation of a ould be referred to the
mmittee;
I am
mitter to forward the
which embodies their
bject.
ü
honour to be
obedient bewont
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The Committer having had under couridication the reference made to them in accordance with Your letter of the 29th April to the Was Office relation to the formation of a body of Militia
in the Sland of Malta, have Examined the
mallo, correspondence on the subigut and have also had before them a mem? on the defences of Malta dated 22 Feb. " last suade by the Inspector General of Fortifications after. bisit of respection last winter in which be also treats of this question -
a
they find that the Governor has repeatedly serged upon the coccoideration of the War Dep = the advisability of forming a local force to supplement the garrison of British troops for the defence of the Island, for the following
reasons
should
The garrison requisite for its proper defence when the works now in course fconstruction shall have been completed is from 10,000 to 12,000 men, of whom at least 2000 be artillerymen; and the question the Governor raises for consideration is whethin
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er
had under consideration
g
tem in accordance with
il to the War Office
of a body of Militia
have Examined the
tulipet and have also
u: on the defences of
the
last quade by tifications after
a
t winter in which he
toir -
vernor has upeatedly
cations of the War Dept "
ing
local force to
a
on tutish troops for ed, for the following
to for it's proper defence course froastrection ited is from 10,000 n at least 2000 should
the question
the
csideration is whether
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