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Canada

neral's Office. Ebruary 179

innual report

I have had the

it for consideration of passing

an

re Dominion

pursuances of the

"the "Colonial

e

Act of 1865

tonded to make

- for the naval

Colonies.

:iced to refer to

ist

now

owing ity of the British

hortly disposing

e old Iron blad

Ships

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Ships of war which have been superseded by ships of a different build more suited to modern development of Naval and Artillery science.

lender this view I submit

for consideration the value

that one

or two such ships

would prove, if obtained either. by purchase or gift, by the

Dominion Government.

They could be used either as block ships armed with

ami

moderately heavy guns, for const or harbour defence. The Atlantic or Pacific Coasto or on both, or they might be applied to the purpose of training haval Volunteers, or

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