CO537-(33-34) — Page 907

for Foreign Affairs and

To the Secretary.

Copy.

317

Bochnian

Fortifications made requisite by the tension

of the Boundaries of the Colony.

سلنا

PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

Reference :--

C.O.537

of State for

War

a copy of

a

letter

Ho

Ср

Head Quarter Office.

from Major General Black on the subject

of the additional fortifications

wtuch

such

de

extension might entail,

I asked the General in command

17

April 1896.

L'or

Ja andcumen

to Your Excellency's

letter of the ib

because

with his opinion

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I trave

to favour

possible

a

fear might be enter

tained

Lorne

that the acquisition

of the additional territory might bead

to a considerable outlay

and

other

in Engineering

Works of Defence.

I have

the honour to be.

this subject.

the honour to say that in so

opsiion the fucking Northward

oran

Boundary to wither the lime Murs Bay

Deep Bay.

02 10 the line Jola Harbour

Capsimun Pass would entail the

irection of so works that are not'squally

needed at the present moment.

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my

31 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Your

most obedient humble Servant

xcellency

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William Robinigy

William Robinson R. C. M.G.

she.