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3. On the contrary the retentiar of the vessels is question was only intended to antinue (as temporary preasure / until the forts could be finished. And My Lords are deserous of preventing any rest. of the remarks of the Local Defence Committee al page 6 . Sec II of its report being undew lood to mean that a portion of the Squadron under the orders of the Commander in Chief mee be permanently Assigned
to local Defence duties at Hongkong
4 is the Colonial Defence Committee.
Oneur with the General Officer Ammanding as
the prevent garzwer
to the inadequacy of the prevent
al
Hongkong my Lords assume that the defence of
this important station und be placed as a
proper footing
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in this respect forthurth.
Jami
Ser
Your obedient Servant.
Evan Mae Sieson
PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE
THETH
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