CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4] — Page 608

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8.

605 9

- possible to increase the strength

of

the Corps. But he would prefer to see

the proposed Machine Gan Corps strengthened as far as possible, and with this object would recommend that

the Artillery

Volunteers be

"invited to join the

Machine

Gun Corps.

9.

Should

Your Lordship

approve of the formation of the

new Corps, I should be obliged if you would instruct the Crown Agents to purchase 12 as described in General Edwards'

letter

of

the 16th of January, to which, as I have above

Mentioned,

the "Legislature has

agreed.

10. With regard to the points raised in the 7th paragraph of

Your Lordship's letter of the

21st of August 1888, the Attorney General reports that an amendment of the Volunteer

Ordinance

of 1882

would be necessary

to confer

on the

Governor the power to embody

the Volunteers permanently in

case of emergency.

Regulations

would also be necessary

to make

the Volunteer

subject

to the

Army Act in

case of

War.

414

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8. 605 9 - possible to increase the strength of the Corps. But he would prefer to see the proposed Machine Gan Corps strengthened as far as possible, and with this object would recommend that the Artillery Volunteers be "invited to join the Machine Gun Corps. 9. Should Your Lordship approve of the formation of the new Corps, I should be obliged if you would instruct the Crown Agents to purchase 12 as described in General Edwards' letter of the 16th of January, to which, as I have above Mentioned, the "Legislature has agreed. 10. With regard to the points raised in the 7th paragraph of Your Lordship's letter of the 21st of August 1888, the Attorney General reports that an amendment of the Volunteer Ordinance of 1882 would be necessary to confer on the Governor the power to embody the Volunteers permanently in case of emergency. Regulations would also be necessary to make the Volunteer subject to the Army Act in case of War. 414
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8. 605 9 - possible to increase the strength of the Corps. But he would prefer to su the proposed Machine. Gan Corps strengthened as far as possible, and with thes object would recommend that the Artillery Volunteers be " invited to join the Machine Gun Corks. 9. Should Your Lork. hopp Anscha para: approve of the formation of the new Corpe, I should be obliged if your would instruct the Rown Agents to purchase 12 to described in General Edwards lette of Cont of ll no the 16th of January, the which as I have above Mentioned Mentioned, the "Legislature has agreed to. 10. to regard the pointo reined in the 7th paragraph of Your Ford-hifi's Center of the 21st of August 1888, the attorney General reports that an amendment of the Volunteer - Ordinance necessary of 1882 to confer would be on the Governor the power to embody the Volunteers fermanently in lexe of emergency Vegulations would also be nece to make way the Volunteer subject to the Army Act in Case of Une form War. is dealt with 414 in
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8.

605 9

- possible to increase the strength

of

the Corps. But he would prefer to su

the proposed Machine. Gan Corps strengthened as far as possible, and with thes object would recommend that

the Artillery

Volunteers be

" invited to join the

Machine

Gun Corks.

9.

Should

Your Lork. hopp

Anscha

para:

approve of the formation of the

new Corpe, I should be obliged if your would instruct the Rown Agents to purchase 12 to described in General Edwards

lette

of

Cont of

ll no

the 16th of January, the

which as I have above

Mentioned

Mentioned, the "Legislature has

agreed to.

10. to regard the pointo reined in the 7th paragraph of

Your Ford-hifi's Center of the

21st of August 1888, the attorney General reports that an amendment of the Volunteer -

Ordinance

necessary

of

1882

to confer

would be

on the

Governor the power to embody

the Volunteers fermanently in

lexe of emergency

Vegulations

would also be nece

to make

way

the Volunteer

subject

to the

Army Act in

Case of Une form

War.

is dealt with

414

in

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