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Major-General Donovan to Governor Pope Hennessy.

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19th May 1879.

My dear Mr. Hennessy.

I do not think it would

be advisable to weaken our

strength

of

rather weakness unless it was

absolute necessity.

set me

a

case

The telegraph today

thinking about reinforcements and

I am sure that if they want more troops India and the Mediterranean can't

supply Bombay could send 2 Regiments

them quicker than we can.

in 4

weeks, Bengal and Madras in 5 weeks,

and Cyprus a Regiment in 3 weeks. We' could not get

to Natal in less than

one