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be allowed to state that an
Auxilliary
local Force of 1500 Infantry such as contemplated
wild be a source of great trouble and embarraument
to the colony in time of peace there would I unagine be
little military deity prthens to undertake and a body of 1500 partially idle
very
mai in
our midst unld be mat
undescrallo; in tinu
of war
I dont Thuck their services scruld compensate for their
enormour c'est during periods
of peace. In my opinion the proper defences
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colony should be turretted Iron clads - torpedo launches and lines of torpedos uncea watu - the regiment in garrison - benny tramid to
woosh guns. There with mereand number 7 the
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Regul Artillery - and the volunturs (where munters would incrcone on
appearine of war, might be made sufficeart to
qrian
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gus
in the contemplated permanent
Shore batteria
Thyris
13th Fely 1880.
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