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& Suns

stated

speat to the

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the 64 pounder rifled guns

13

that last

year we purchased from the British Government 15- Palliser Muzzleloading Converted rifled 64 pounder Jums at

of £155-5-5 rach

a Cost

L

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In the Woolwich Vocabulary of 1875.46 the cost of these Sims is set down at £101.12.2

• plus 5 per cent, & proof 89.14.0 or less than £120 per Jun. The Palliser Converted Sun is a hardy, serviceable and economical

weapon - and I recommended and ursed the purchase of ten more of these Jauno last year, but it was not adopted - I wish it had been-

If the Canadian Government feels itself in a position to purchand 19- seven tow fimo and 19. sucly four por Rifles Suns, our long lines of Sea Coastswould then be tolerably will armed _ but the former are valuable and costly & uns and wherever they are mounted they should have a small party of Matterymen permanencty stationed to take

stationed

care of them

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led guns that last from the British

illiser Muzzle loading 6 pounder Jums at

-8 lach.

Vocabulary of 1875-16

mo is sel down at

her cent, proof

han £120 per Sun. wertect Sun is a nd economical

commended and

of ten.

ten more of these

1-it was not adopted

1

Government feels 5 purchan 19-seven dy four por Rifles

of Sea Coast would Mlarmed - but the

17 and costly Suns are amounted they Il party of Artillerymen of

Ź

ed to take care of

them