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be closed, and a

banquette made at a level

of 4.3 below the creat of the wall, the top

being finished by a coping inclines intwards.

2.

The sides of the mint premises

towards the land are não inclised at some

places by a high brick wall and at others by of buildings neither being loopholed

the walls

The ontline has been braced without flank

defences, but as

direct

five

will be of little

when the mint premises shall be

surrounded

by buildings it appears - desirable to secure the poron of some slight flanking fire upon the exterior of the meloma

walls, and

d it is

suggested that this will bo

mish economically effected by throwing onto

small towers for livs tiers of musketry fire.

at the poin

points

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Forming a ditch round the land

sides of the enclosure would certainly prevent mining, but there appear to be Sanitary

and other objections on which it is probably

not necessary

to enter.

mint enclosures are

The drains in the

of large dimensions

although they open to the sea, it womed be advisable to protect them at

then excit, and also at some intenir points by revolving guardo. they could be examined with facility.

so

arranged that

The Barracks for bo men are so

fan

near beary

adorned that it is not nece

to-

remark upon the proposal of the Secretary

of State for

wvar relative to the accommo

of a grand of 20 men

(True copies)

Mania

Acting Colmial Secreting

I have to

dation

(Sigma) JM. Lwill

L. Col. &.Com. R. E.