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recommendation, has voted the

special

Jum

of Fifty-six thousand

Five hundred and Twenty-five £56,575. pounds sterling in addition to

the annual Military Contribution

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of Twenty thousand pounds - £20,000 sterling, I have the honour to forward a copy of a Memorandum Enclosure & by Colonel Walker, Commanding Royal Engineer, which has been transmitted to me by Major= General Cameron, Commanding

the

"Governor to Secretary of State W. 3 of Jany 2, 1885," secretary of State to Governor No 31 of Feby. 14, 1885.

the Troops.

2.

It will be seen that

fair progress is bring-made-

with the Defence Works, but that

None

of

the

new

heavy guns

promised by the Imperial

*

Government have as yet arrived,

#

Nor

has

officially

any

information been received from the

"War Department

as to the

probable date of their arrival?

As there is much solicitude in

this community

on this point,

it

Secretary of State to Governor W:31 of 14th February, 1885.