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to force, in the mo
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a militia, of
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a small reserve pay; be adopted
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may
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is always available for as they would probably
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being
an Irland, it may be expected that
militia, whichever form
these reserve men or
the organization might take, would always be available in tune femergency.
By mixing theme up with the regular troops, the Committer think that no risk of the security
of this most important station, upon supremacy for N. M. 3.
to greatly depends.
28 fleet
which the
the Mediterranean
would be incurred, and
the
that it is only consistent with the duties of the islanders as a constituent part of the Empire to contribute in their measure to its general defense - Shorevoce in the Event of ber, they apprehend that in consequence of island not producing food sufficient for the support of its inhabitants, the provisioning of a lage proportion of there would of recessity fall
whether they cratributi upon the govemment, to the Refence of the Fortress
or not.
On conclusion the Committee devin to refer to a men by N. R. 14 the Field Marshal Commanding in Chief of the 23 Feb. lost, in which remarking repon the Report of the despertor queeral of Fortifications he says
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