CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12] — Page 382

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an

hour to

an hour would have been lost and in that time the Fire might have got such head way that all the available force in the Colony, Naval and Military included, could not have stopped it.

Further the aid granted in the first rediculously inadequater

place

co a s

that it is

so

reason.

ble to deppose

that

Mr. Creagh although, urgently in need of help did not feel confident of obtaining it if he sent for it besides

een

cre mano

he could ill spare from his small force to send as

Messenger-

a

the fact that numbers of the inhabitants out and about Queen's Road, and. other Streets of the City from Midnight

were

until the Storm began to abate, and

g

until day break, and as to the Statement of there being no

Some remain

glaze

ui the

to those who

Sky

Station it was

it is untrue in addition

saw it at the Central

seen by numbers of

people living to the

Westward

In concluding this Protest I beg most respectfully to express my surprise that the Head,

the Executive of this

of

Colony has permitted to pass

challenged.

Statement

by

a Subordinate

#

Officer to the effect that the special,

Mr Devene's ou

supposition that

every

house

#

in the Colony would be closely barred

is a reasonable one but he has overlooked

the

circumstances

of the

case

" all customary regulations

mecing

rendered

ne

ugatory.

that numbers of the inhabitants of

the

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