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the have way

part in the general defence of the Colony,

every respect

as the reqular troops,

uv

either

in the field or behind the parapets of a battery I should assign theme sex

special duties

- expect those of this of injures the morale of a force when there

at afferal arm

Are

assiqued to it,

lunited in pange

dutje's eatly a listed abor of

other portions

pange or inferior in danger & responsibility to those thrown on " of the force in the panned garrison.

Question. 6. Of this auxiliary force is to be permanently

echodied it, it aught in my opinion

to lee

officered by professional nun and as fully and a reqularly trained as St.-M. Forces in Marrion.

I should organise it and tram it as the Artillery

ave trained in the Carrison

Artillery Brigades.

Its pernerpal duties

Artillery, yet sufficient infantry drill to mathe a decent mnable it to performs

decurity as Infantry - say

a

haval Rrigade

at as a

to do as well as

Bregoide of artillery

men would do, of put to ballation drill.

is to lee Militia I should

the force is

Y permanently euliody a sexth of it meets a permanent staff of professional soldiers. I should thonaughty drill them and raise the rest of the force by degrees discussing

efficient. A weekly parade theran of the whole force

them to their homes as soon as

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