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DEFENCES OF QUEENSLAND.

Progress to September 30, 1881.

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Appendix No. 7.

AUSTRALIA.

Remarks.-March 24, 1882.

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The purchase of a gun-vessel under consideration.

Observation and electro-contact mines across river Electro-contact mines across river Electro-contact mines across river

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For battery at Lytton, 80 officers and men

For Brisbane, Maryborough, and Rockhampton, 90 officers

and men

Field artillery, engineers, and infantry, for Brisbane, Maryborough, and Rockhampton, 1,080 officers and

men

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Portion of stores purchased

Garrison artillery maintained 110 strong

Portion of engineer corps being trained to torpedo de- fences Field forces maintained 1,065 strong at Brisbane, Mary- borcugh, Rockhampton, &c.

Stores being purchased year by year.

Committee (presided over by Colonel Scratchley) has reported and recommended volunteer militia (paid) at Brisbane, and rifle com- panies for coast and country districts.

LAND DEFENCES.

Brisbane, at Lytton.

1. Inclosed work with defensible stockade on Signal Hill

To be armed with two 6-inch (new pattern) and two 64-pr. rifled guns. Stockaded inclosure on Signal Hill, with barracks

Battery and stockade on Signal Hill nearly completed; | Battery completed and armed. armament purchased

Sir William Jervois' Recommendations.

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TORPEDO DEFENCES.

2. Brisbane River at Lytton 3. Mary River (Maryborough)

4. Fitzroy River (Rockhampton)

MILITARY FORCES.

5. Volunteer Garrison Artillery

6. Torpedo Corps

7. Field forces to repel landings

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Brisbane.

8. Gun-boat and one or more torpedo-boats

For defence of Moreton Bay, to prevent landings

Maryborough.

9. Gun-barge and torpedo-boats

For defence of river

Rockhampton.

10. Gun-barge and torpedo-boats

For defence of river

11. Naval Brigades at the above-named places

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To man naval defences, 110 officers and men

NAVAL DEFENCES.

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