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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

Ann Mites 593 President.

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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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