the former doing duty the latternot the one being called out on Actual Service the others not. I reported the case to Defence Minister directly and through you and was answered that Volunteers were on actual service and referring to Opinion of Attorney General and Defence Minister before given to that effect. The Volunteers and their Captain knew the value of these opinions and though under fear of disbandment the latter offered the conditional service of the Company he still maintained that they were not on actual service I continued to beg of Defence Minister that they should be called out or disbanded, with no result. With every disposition to stretch my authority to the utmost to render