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tid on the seafare.

Iwordd not recommend any alters- farmament in the Junhoff battery. its position it can afford the least tion of all the batteries to the toron; and value whatever as a protection Pocks.

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There is but little difference in the ive velice of the two positions of Fost The and fraig's Tower.

They are wither of them in my opinion tial to the defence of Table Bay, solony : attack is confined to bombardeant. is not combined with an

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contingency into considere atouse, I would then recommend Fort Kuokke be placed in a service.

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It is better placed for assisting in the

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defence of the town than wither Sukofor Craig's Tower; ito are office castward

commands all the beach to the westward

of the Salt River : and it would be able to afford protection to Fort Amsterdamn should that battery. any attempt be made to storme that

The Suck of Battery and fraig's Tver as at preant armed could affectically ins in preventing a landing between the

Docks and Salt River, should suck be attempted, provided the necessary number of quaners would be forthcoming.

bcording to folored Hassard's cal- - culation rigt 20 men per gene

minimum, 200 gunners would be re- - quired for the batteries of Hght in de lot"

and Fort Austerdam.

Cape Fron

17th July 1878

Lieut. Gen.

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