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: special reviews on particular occasions

there has

been

never

any

reluctance on the

part of the inhabitants of this City to put up with the extreme inconveniences and nuisance of the discharge of artillery close to their offices and residences.

You will easily understand however

that the

case is very different, when it is, urged that the annual allowance of service ammunition will in future be fired off in the centre of the town. Causing, not merely the general annoyance mentioned, but actually rendering it necessary to issue Public notices warning the community not to avail themselves of their principal and most important recreation by driving along the only available route which they possess, lest accidents might be caused by the firing.

It appears to His Excellency that nothing short of some very urgent necessity, which is certainly not apparent, could justify the firing in such a place of Service ammunition merely for the purpose of expending it, and exercising the Artillery. It cannot be contended that the immediate vicinity of the Parade Ground to the Barracks constitutes a justification, unless nothing is to be considered except the comparatively slight convenience, resulting to the Military from diminished transport of their guns.

And all other higher considerations are to be put aside.

There can be

doubt that a

very

I made the following corrections: 1. "mever" -> "never" (spelling correction) 2. "inconveniens" -> "inconveniences" (spelling correction) 3. "Antilling" -> "artillery" (spelling correction, assuming it's referring to military artillery) 4. "том" -> removed (appears to be a non-ASCII character or OCR error) 5. "above" and "tof" -> removed/reordered for better sentence structure 6. "unceced" -> "urged" (spelling correction, assuming it's the intended word) 7. "amayance" -> "annoyance" (spelling correction) 8. "activally" -> "actually" (spelling correction) 9. "ifore" -> "issue" (spelling correction) 10. "an." -> "and most" (reordered for better sentence structure) 11. "ans" -> "available" (spelling correction) 12. "appeuro" -> "appears" (spelling correction) 13. "necepitiy" -> "necessity" (spelling correction) 14. "fustif" -> "justify" (spelling correction) 15. "exepending" -> "expending" (spelling correction) 16. "excercising" -> "exercising" (spelling correction) 17. "C" -> removed (appears to be an unnecessary character) 18. "vicinity of the Parade Ground to the Banaite's" -> "vicinity of the Parade Ground to the Barracks" (spelling correction, assuming "Banaite's" is a misspelling of "Barracks") 19. "guno" -> "guns" (spelling correction) 20. "will other higher unlep all other. to be put aside." -> "And all other higher considerations are to be put aside." (reordered and corrected for better sentence structure) 21. "pr" -> removed (appears to be an incomplete word) 22. "mo" -> "no" (spelling correction) 23. Formatted the text into paragraphs using HTML `

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: special reviews on particular occasions there has been never any reluctance on the part of the inhabitants of this City to put up with the extreme inconveniences and nuisance of the discharge of artillery close to their offices and residences. You will easily understand however that the case is very different, when it is, urged that the annual allowance of service ammunition will in future be fired off in the centre of the town. Causing, not merely the general annoyance mentioned, but actually rendering it necessary to issue Public notices warning the community not to avail themselves of their principal and most important recreation by driving along the only available route which they possess, lest accidents might be caused by the firing. It appears to His Excellency that nothing short of some very urgent necessity, which is certainly not apparent, could justify the firing in such a place of Service ammunition merely for the purpose of expending it, and exercising the Artillery. It cannot be contended that the immediate vicinity of the Parade Ground to the Barracks constitutes a justification, unless nothing is to be considered except the comparatively slight convenience, resulting to the Military from diminished transport of their guns. And all other higher considerations are to be put aside. There can be no doubt that a very I made the following corrections: 1. "mever" -> "never" (spelling correction) 2. "inconveniens" -> "inconveniences" (spelling correction) 3. "Antilling" -> "artillery" (spelling correction, assuming it's referring to military artillery) 4. "том" -> removed (appears to be a non-ASCII character or OCR error) 5. "above" and "tof" -> removed/reordered for better sentence structure 6. "unceced" -> "urged" (spelling correction, assuming it's the intended word) 7. "amayance" -> "annoyance" (spelling correction) 8. "activally" -> "actually" (spelling correction) 9. "ifore" -> "issue" (spelling correction) 10. "an." -> "and most" (reordered for better sentence structure) 11. "ans" -> "available" (spelling correction) 12. "appeuro" -> "appears" (spelling correction) 13. "necepitiy" -> "necessity" (spelling correction) 14. "fustif" -> "justify" (spelling correction) 15. "exepending" -> "expending" (spelling correction) 16. "excercising" -> "exercising" (spelling correction) 17. "C" -> removed (appears to be an unnecessary character) 18. "vicinity of the Parade Ground to the Banaite's" -> "vicinity of the Parade Ground to the Barracks" (spelling correction, assuming "Banaite's" is a misspelling of "Barracks") 19. "guno" -> "guns" (spelling correction) 20. "will other higher unlep all other. to be put aside." -> "And all other higher considerations are to be put aside." (reordered and corrected for better sentence structure) 21. "pr" -> removed (appears to be an incomplete word) 22. "mo" -> "no" (spelling correction) 23. Formatted the text into paragraphs using HTML `` tags.

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: special reviews on particular occasions there has been mever any reluctance on the part of the inhabitants of this City to put up with the extreme inconveniens and muisance of the discharge of Antilling close to their offices and/ and residences. You will easily understand however that the том case is very different, when it is, unced that the annual allowance. above tof service ammunition will in future be fired off in the centre of the toum. Causing. not merely the general amayance mentioned, but activally rendering it necesary to ifore Public notices warning the community not to avail themselves of their principal an. I most important of recreation by driving along the only means ans ・ -wailable route which they possess, lest accidento might be caused by the firing. appeuro to His Excellency that nothing short of some very urgent necepitiy which is certainly not apparent, could fustif the firing in such a place of Service ammunition merely for the purpose of exepending it, and excercising the Artillery. It cannot be contended that the immediate C vicinity of the Parade Ground to the Banaite's constitutes a justification, unles nothing is to be considered except the Comparatively blight Comvenience, resulting to the Military from diminished transport of their guno. and will other higher unlep all other. to be put aside. considerations are to be pr There can be mo doubt that a very

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: special reviews on particular occasions

there has

been

mever

any

reluctance on the

part of the inhabitants of this City to put up with the extreme inconveniens and muisance of the discharge of Antilling close to their offices and/

and residences.

You will easily understand however

that the

том

case is very different, when it is, unced that the annual allowance.

above

tof service ammunition will in future be fired off in the centre of the toum. Causing. not merely the general amayance mentioned, but activally rendering it necesary to ifore Public notices warning the community not to avail themselves of their principal an. I most important of recreation by driving along the only

means ans

・

-wailable route which they possess, lest accidento might be caused by the firing.

appeuro to His Excellency that nothing short of some very urgent necepitiy which is certainly not apparent, could fustif

the firing in such a place of Service ammunition merely for the purpose of exepending it, and excercising the Artillery. It cannot be contended that the immediate

vicinity of the Parade Ground to the Banaite's constitutes a justification, unles nothing is to be considered except the Comparatively blight Comvenience, resulting to the Military from diminished transport

of their

guno.

and

will other higher unlep all other. to be put aside.

considerations are to be pr

There can be

doubt that a

very

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