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should be made for 1,000 men. The old barrack at Stony Hill may perhaps accommodate 200 of these; a little crowding may be allowable in time of emergency, and it will probably suffice if additional barracks are provided for 600 men.

Barracks

Appendix No. 4.

JAMAICA.

204

£ 60,000

The various defensive measures may be summarized as follows:-

Three torpedo-launches, armed with outrigger torpedoes, and two gun-boats should also Torpedo-launches (3)

Gun-boats (2) .. be provided.

13,500

26,000

*--

£

•

1. Defences existing placed in fighting order

2. Defences to constitute a secure port of refuge, and to secure Kingston from

bombardment*

3. Defences to deny harbour to an enemy

4. Defences to deny harbour and secure Kingston from bombardment

C. H. NUGENT, Colonel, R.E., and D.D.W.,

Fortifications.

(Signed)

December 10, 1880.

(Signed)

T. L. GALLWEY, Inspector-General of For-

tifications.

December 25, 1880.

5,000

418,241

105,350

198,450

ESTIMATE of Garrisons of Works for Defence of Port Royal and Naval Yard only.

Apostles Battery

74 including 24 Royal Artillery.

Port Royal Point

Hanover Lines

Prince of Wales' Lines

Rocky Point

Fort Augusta

Post

Totals, one relief

two reliefs

119

J

12

48 6

23

35

12

6

22

33

114

24

"

23

34

12

55

53

50

16

"J

22

415

136

5)

830

272

وو

"

To these must be added a reserve of, say, 300 men in Port Royal, and a half-company of Submarine Miners, 50 Royal Engineers.

The total garrison will therefore be 1,180 men, made up of—

Infantry

Royal Artillery Royal Engineers

Men.

858

272

50

(Signed)

J. H. SMITH, Colonel, R.E., D.D.W.

LEEWARD ISLANDS.

No. 111.

Sir,

Colonial Office to Royal Commission on the Defence of British Possessions and Commerce Abroad.

Downing Street, April 4, 1882.

I AM directed by the Earl of Kimberley to transmit to you, for the information of the Royal Com- mission on the Defence of British Possessions and Commerce Abroad, a copy of a despatch from Sir John Glover, stating that he has been unable to furnish the information required respecting the defences of the Leeward Islands, as there are no military or naval officers in the Colony, with the exception of his Private Secretary, who could be appointed as a Committee.

I am, &c. (Signed)

JOHN BRAMSTON.

Inclosure in No. 111.

Governor Sir J. Glover to the Earl of Kimberley.

(Secret.) My Lord,

Government House, St. Kitt's, March 11, 1882. WITH reference to your Lordship's Secret Circular despatch of the 23rd August last,‡ requesting me to forward to your Lordship, with the least possible delay, a Report on the measures necessary for the defence of certain places within the Colony under my government, I have the honour to state that I have hitherto been unable to furnish your Lordship with the information required, as, with the excep- tion of my Private Secretary, there are no military or naval officers in the Colony who could be appointed as a Committee for preparing the Reports and estimates called for.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

*Includes 2 gun-boats " Comet" class, 3 torpedo-launches of third class. Includes 1 gun-boat "Comet" class, 2 torpedo-launches of third class. Inclosure 2 in No. 2 A.

JOHN H. GLOVER.

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