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the present

a more

danger

site.

5.

dow not compare in importance to the

which will be incurred

the

bytscontiguous and thickly populated district city of Victoria.

4.

of

These objections

have been urged upon

Authorities,

the local Military who however pressed for the concession of the privilege,

at any

rate as a

temporary

: measure, in view of their inability to procure for

the

suitable

The creation of the

extra Magazine has therefore been assented to as held. to be temporarily necessary for defence purposes But

the risk to the town is so

great while this arrangement

continues, that I would

J

respectfully urge on Your Lordship the expediency of moving the War Office to: -reconsider the question,-

with