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I entirely

War Office

26 July 1878.

1878 / PRINTE

in the views

Concur in

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Expressed by my colleagues of the Colonial Defence Committer in their letter of the

26th June, and am not prepared

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recommend queer of 38 and 25 tous to

дни be sent to the Cape for the defence of Bay; and am of opinion that it will suffice for the permanent defence of lake Town to send out five 10mm quis such an are now about to be made of an improved pattern with enlarged chambers and of grater length to take the place of the present

118 tou gun six such guns were sent instead offive, three to be mounted on either side of the bay

but I should prefer that

at or near

Kijk in de Pot. and Craig's Tower-

These ques

will exceed in power the present 25 ton grans and will be quite

any

powerful ironclads at a range of

equal to piercing amx

but the mort

3000 Gouds,

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limited number of

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