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Sir William Jervois' Recommendations,

DEFENCES OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

Appendix No. 7.

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AUSTRALIA.

Progress to September 30, 1881.;

Remarks.-March 24, 1882.

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Middle Head and George's Head.

2. Reconstruction and improvement of existing batteries 3. New batteries

BOTANY.-Bare Island. 4. Inclosed work with barracks

NEWCASTLE.-Signal Hill.

5. Inclosed work with barracks

BARRACKS AND ENTRENCHMENTS.

6. Barracks at South and Middle Heads

7. Entrenchments at South Head, Middle Head, and

George's Head

TORPEDO DEFENCES.

To be armed with five 10-inch, one 9-inch, eleven 80-pr. rifled guns, five S.B. shell guns, ten S.B. 68-prs.

To be armed with three 9-in and two 80-pr. rifled guns. Barracks for garrison

To be armed with three 9-inch and four 80-pr. rifled guns. Barracks for garrison

For garrisons of batteries

To inclose batteries

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All works in progress

Plans for new batteries on Middle and George's Head ready for contract. Armament for Middle Head ordered

Works in progress

Works in progress

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Completed

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Two 25-ton 10-inch guns arrived.

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Should be nearly completed during 1882. may be necessary to obtain another vote to complete the works, as the estimates for them were only approximate.

Guns being mounted.

PORT JACKSON.-South Head.

1. Reconstruction and improvement of existing batteries

To be armed with three 10-inch, eight 80-pr. rifled guns, two S.B. shell guns. (Two of the 80-pr. on sea face to be replaced ultimately by heavier guns.)

All works in progress

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LAND DEFENCES.

Complete system of sub-marine mines, with observing and firing stations for both channels at entrance Ditto, across channel

Mechanical mines near entrance

Completed, with exception of submarine culvert for electrical cables at George's Head, Port Jackson Under consideration.

}Culvert about to be constructed.

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MILITARY FORCES.

11. Regular Artillery Corps..

12. Volunteer Militia (Auxiliary) Garrison Artillery 13. Torpedo Corps

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14. Volunteer Militia Field Force to repel landings

NAVAL DEFENCES.

15. Iron-clad vessel

16. Torpedo boats

17. Naval Brigade and permanent crew

375 officers and men

200 officers and men 100 officers and men

1,500 officers and men-artillery, engineers, and infantry. (Police to furnish mounted corps.)

For protection of coast and commerce For harbour defence

For iron-clad vessel and torpedo-boats

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Strength reduced to 319 officers and men.

These forces maintained and organized as recommended.

Not provided

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Two boats provided

Naval Brigade maintained, but not reorganized as recom- mended by Sir W. Jervois

(Her Majesty's ship “ Wolverene · "transferred as a gift to Colonial Government. One or two gun-boats will probably be purchased. Reorganization of Naval Brigade under con- sideration.

8. Port Jackson

9. Newcastle

10. Botany Bay

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