the Slavice. After a careful perusal of these Returns I have come to the conclusion that for the two years' consumption of this garrison for Colonial purposes we should not retain in store here more than a supply of the principal articles of Military Stores sufficient for one year's supply might be sent out from England to replace the yearly expenditure of the garrison.
3. I am unable to offer any opinion with regard to what may be deemed an adequate provision for Naval purposes, the wants of this branch of the service must necessarily depend upon a variety of circumstances beyond the reach of my calculation. I may instance that the late destruction of Pirate fleets has caused an unusual consumption of Powder, and in the last year 22,000 lbs were served out to the Naval squadron from the Ordnance stores of this colony, while during the preceding year, only 14,069 lbs were expended. My recommendation will therefore be understood to be totally exclusive of the requirements of the Navy, and solely confined to the garrison of the island.
4. It may be as well to inform Your Lordship that great quantities of stores were left here at the conclusion of the Chinese war and breaking up of the expeditionary force, which, under ordinary circumstances, would not have been required; and this is one of the reasons for so large a collection being in the Storekeeper's charge. I would strongly urge the necessity for either selling by public auction, or sending to England by the first opportunity, all those articles marked by the Board of Ordnance or respective Officers in their Returns, in the Surplus column, as most of them, such as Blankets,
2.
the Slavice. After a careful perusal of these
Returns I have come to the conclusion that
for the
two
for Colonial purposes we should not ritain in store here more than a supply of the principal articles of Military Stores sufficient
consumption of this garrison for to
year's supply might sent out from England to replace the yearly expenditure of the belong.
years,
and one
annually
3.
be deemed
be
an
ad
I am unable to offer any opinion with regard to what may adequate. provision for Naval purposes, the wants of this branch of the service must- necessarily depend upon a variety
beyond the reach.
circumstances
of my
calculation. I may instance that the late
destruction of Pratical fleets has caused an unusual consumption of Powder, and in the
last
year
22,000
tbs
were served out to the
Naval squadron from the Ordnance stores of
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this bolony, while during the proceding year,
only 14.069 the
were
expended. My
recommendation
with therefore be understood to be totally exclusive of the requirements of the Navy, and solely confined to the
island.
4.
It
may
garison of the
be as well to inform Your
Lordship that great quantities of stares were left: here at the conclusion of the Chinese. - and breaking up of the expeditionary fore, which, under ordinary
circumstances,
would not have been required; and this
Orle
e of the being
reasons
of so large a collection
is
in the Storekeeper's charge. I would. strongly urge
the necessity for either sething by public auction, or sending to England by the first opportunity, all those articles marked by the Board of Respective Officers in their Returns, in the Surplus column, as most of them, such as Blankets,
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