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England. The Arms have not

Yet

been

Ordered as some doubt appears to exist as to the most suitable weapon; and the

Commanding Officer of the Corps applied

to me a short time ti obtain in the-

Meanwhile from the Military Stones here. the loan of 100 Stand of Arms so as to enable

a go

the volunteers to proceed with their drill.

accordingly sent a

requisition

of

I

the arms asked

to the Commandant of the Garrison who ordered the issue from the Ordnance Stores

for on loan, upon a guarantee being given by the Commanding officer of the Nolunteers, that the loan of these arms, even including fair

wear

and tear, would be paid for if required by the Secretary of State for War, to whom

the matter was

Storekeeper.

referred by the Ordnance

The Commandant

of

the

Garrison

was good enough also to lend to the Volunteers

on the application of the -

for

an

Armoury

Commanding Officer of the Corps, a vacant- room, upon the basement story of the Munay Barracks, which having been condemned some time previously by a Military Board

unfit for a quarter, was consequently altogether useless for any Imperial purpose. The Brigadier General Immanding

as

Her Majesty's Forces in China has, I now-

learn

from by his order to the Commandant here, ~

a letter which has been addressed.

dis approved of these proceedings

of

07

the part!

the Commandant in very strong terms,