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be more convenient if this nomenclature were adopted in the case of Gibraltar.

8. Page 12.-Under the heading "Town District," it is stated that the officer in charge "would not interfere with the fire of those guns which, though situated in his command, are directed from the Upper Rock." This arrange- ment is not in accordance with the principle generally recommended by the Colonial Defence Committee, that the Officer Commanding any section of a defence should have charge of the entire armament of that section.

Pages 13 to 15.-The Governor in his covering letter says:-

The Scheme now put forward provides for the continued occupation of the North Front as long as possible.

It does not, however, appear from Table (B) on pp. 14-15 that any troops have been allotted in war-time to the North Front hutments, the only reference to these latter being the statement on p. 13 that-

As long as the occupation of the North Front hutments continues, the command of that portion of the territory which lies outside the Bay-side barrier will be exercised, as in peace-time, by the officer who is specially appointed for that purpose.

10. It would be convenient if the chain of artillery command, as approved, were inserted after the Table on p. 16.

11. Pages 17 to 19.-The information given under the heading "Com- munications" on these pages might advantageously be entered under sub- heads:

(i.) Lines of communication.

(ii.) Communication of orders and intelligence.

12. Page 20, lines 1 to 3.-With reference to the statement that secret communication can be held through the Senior Naval Officer with Her Majesty's ships when necessary, the Colonial Defence Committee wish to further emphasize their remark, dated the 4th May, 1894, on the Report of the Local Joint Navel and Military Committee of January 1894, that British war-vessels desirous of entering the port must not be delayed.

The necessary recognition signals between Her Majesty's ships and for- tresses are in existence, and will be communicated at the right time. By this means a British war-vessel will be easily recognized, and there will be no necessity for imposing on her further restrictions.

Chapter III.

13. Pages 25 and 26.-The details given under the heading "General Review of Measures to be taken" are somewhat mixed. The Chapter should be confined to the action of the Military Staff and Departments, and the instruc- tions given to the civil authorities (paragraphs 3, 4, and 19) should come in Chapter VI of the Scheme. The instructions to individual Departments should be given, or at any rate repeated at length, under the action to be taken by those Departments.

14. Pages 29 to 32.-The general arrangements under the heading "Supplies" call for no remark. With regard, however, to the supplies to be shipped from England on alarm of war, the greatest care should be taken to confine them to what is absolutely necessary. Attention is therefore drawn to differences between the demands now put forward and those included in the Defence Scheme of 1891, and to some other points which would appear to render possible a reduction of the quantities to be shipped.

(a.) Preserved meat, 571,000 lb.

The amount of frozen meat which can be stored in the newly-erected freezing chamber should be taken into consideration, and deducted from the quantity required to be shipped from England.

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