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-usuratating the corps which had practically

clared to wish price the commencement

to Durrender

of 1001, when they were called on to the Military Authorities the arms which had been but to Nem - I repressed my willingness & prve every inconragement in

the part op

the Government hi Mis

Movement, and

and General Sargruh

I found

prepared to give all the assistance in his

power by placing at my disposal the

of

Services of an Officer of the Royal Artillery as Commandant the Corpas. and bending some, carbune's until the

Volunteers had sonce of their own,

Aud

Io I smart & falfarges.

16h beta 1882

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and also permitting the use of

ii two ports.

2.

The nae of the guns

After careful consideration I came to the conclusion that the Mly way

which a Volunteer Corps could be

successfully re-organized was to commuluce Coops; and funding

by disbanding the old corps; and,

that the Executive Conncil as well as some

of the Volimlar, agreed

of

with me on this

point, a notice was curd destanding

The Corps and, at the same time, another Notice Morting all those who were withing

a new corps to come forward

to join

and miscribe their names. A publié

Merrling