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all be in exposed

Volunteer Militia

would be liable to

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Red by idle persons, pre test the

be otherwise injured guarded. The

the 64 por. Sune- less costly, and a battery might it for them.

ent however, should -the recommendations

mmittée in extenso,

recommendations

and, and these Cousts

Sun they propose : -

55 Militia willstrain 5 these Suns with Knowledge they

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the Government

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recommend that an equal number

64 of by por. Converted Palliser rifled Sund should be procured in liew, making a total of 38 0r 40 rifled Cannon, of that-Calibre Cor a proportion of both decoriptions) which would arm "all the positions proposed by the Defenc Committee, with a few Suns over for Fatteries recently armed with 32 pounder only. The Palliser 64 for costs about £160 rach, besides the expense of

Carriages, which latter can if necessary be built-in Canada; that-plan having been found to answer for the Rifted Suns on Fort-Dufferin recently, placed upon traversing platforms -

When Capt-Palliser

was out here he Keenly took up

last year,

the

question of Converting our smooth bowe Suns into rifled Cannon, according to Sir William Palliser's principle and had actually made arrangements with the Canada Engine worke

owned