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Hennessy, before he left the bolony, - appointed a Committee, for purpose referred to in the telegram, consisting of six members namely, Lieutenant Colonel L. F. Hall, Royal Artillery, Commandant of the Garrison, Lieutenant Colonel I. A.

Papillon, Commanding Royal Engineers, Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Geddes, bommanding the gay the Royal Enniskillings Fusiliers, Commander I. G. Jones, Royal Navy, of Her Majesty's Ship Victor Emanuel, Mr. W. M. Deane, late Acting Colonial Treasurer and ___ Captain Superintendent of Police and

Acting Colonial Seonetary and myself, with Captain Bury, Royal -

Artillery

now

Artillery, Acting Assistant Military Secretary, as Secretary

2.

I attended one

meeting

of the Committee but on the departure of the Governor I ceased to do so as I considered it undesirable to remove :

Lieutenant Colonel Hall from the -

of

course J.

Chairmanship which should have been obliged to do if I

had attended the Committee after having become Administrator.

The Members are

3.

engaged at present in visiting the various localities recommended for forts and also the various points round the island where

might effect a landing

an

enemy

4.

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