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ion as to the nature
ich should be pro-
y.
- to it's importance rosition Sconsider
-economy to place in fully equal to the tuation. The battery hour the first be built
le a manner as will
Mleted at once to per-
t is intended to play Bay.
te east of the Docks, hoff, Fort Knokke,
au
:
all in a greater
the double purpose
Is as well as the town
e of the bay.
houwer is the onlyone
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that can perforce both these duties in an adequate.
menner.
From its position it can crossito fire
to the north and north east with the "Kih in de Pot Battery, and can range. Kyk further seaward in those directions than any of the other batteries.
Its are offire aloo, for the protection Hape Town itself is superior to the buck of and equd to Fort Ruchke and fraig's Tower.
I would recommend therefore that are armament of at bast four heasy quest provided for Fort-Armsterdam, and that the work be considered as next in importance to that of the Kyk in de bot batting.
With these two batteries fully armed and adequately manned, Sconsider that the two valuerable points of Table Bay wit the rocks and the Foron world be adequately
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tt these duties in an
ou it can cross its fire
outh east with the
ny, and can range in those directions than
teries.
aloo, for the protection
I superior to the buckof
Kuche and fraig's Tower mend therefore that an st four hessy quest insterdam, and that this I as next is importance
• de Pot battery. batteries fully armed runed, Sconsider that points of Table Bay sist bron would be adequately 12 700 protected
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