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3. On the contrary the retentiar of the vessels is question was only intended to antinue (as temporary preasure / until the forts could be finished. And My Lords are deserous of preventing any rest. of the remarks of the Local Defence Committee al page 6 . Sec II of its report being undew lood to mean that a portion of the Squadron under the orders of the Commander in Chief mee be permanently Assigned
to local Defence duties at Hongkong
4 is the Colonial Defence Committee.
Oneur with the General Officer Ammanding as
the prevent garzwer
to the inadequacy of the prevent
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Hongkong my Lords assume that the defence of
this important station und be placed as a
proper footing
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in this respect forthurth.
Jami
Ser
Your obedient Servant.
Evan Mae Sieson
PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE
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