THE DEFENCES OF THE COLONY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1408, 19 June 1883, Page 2

THE DEFENCES OF THE COLONY.

;'■ Tho following memorandum by his . toellenoy t}}e, flw"4fe fl fl : fence's, o| the Colony has been lai(j bafpjp %lia{npnji. It is dated Hth Aprjllasjii-' ' '.""'. ''" Since my arrival % Ne\y %]ss■ I ljaye examinedtjjepoj'tsflf Wellington, f Auckland, Lytte'ltqn,Pqr| Cljajigpni, '■ Dunedin, and Bluff witfr regard tfl ; ie : , means to he adopted for defenpjq ffifU I bonsider that before epeoting any! batteries. upon the recommendation's - 1 contained in Colonel Soratcbley's report . dated Ist Maroh, 1880, more full.flop. ' sideratioh Is necessary in. regard to the ; i works requiredlhan it was possible for- i Colonel Scratchley to bestow in the\ ; limited time at his disposal when, ho' * visited the Colony. Indeed it was, I ; s understand, with these views -that;;; 'Ministers requested him to'pay a second, visit to. New His .engagements connected with'the de-

fences' of. jfis pysfftec} Ms cgmpjying wit}} t|o request. He is now in England,' ana there is no. prospect oj (lis bej'ng ajjlfj--' .-, to place his, services' at the - disposal.', QJf', ; the Government of this Colony. It is . necessary, tliprefp.re, t|iat thp ffficg flr sgme pigr' officer *sMfa tajnefj, J sjjal} hayq pipage, jn placing. ffly • seryjees, so #r' as timp; ; - mi <>mm4mw -vji) pprns, at % disposal pf the ■ Colony iwitli respecf flf lllia fir any pjier question. wit|i w|ip^,.. I may be oonvwsant,' but..for obvious'.,'; reajongl cannot, undertake exeoutive work in preparing plans and other auch; ; matters.-I therefore suggest for tho ■ consideration of Ministers that application bo.made to the Imperial Government for. the services of an engineer officer for this duty, to be selected with '■•: 4ff'*rllW to Ms knowledge of ' matters Mating to the Mjjjj anf pon ? ; , sMctlttriol.b'atteViesfeMVfw oWV'ttife Cbjony w6\il ( requir , ed ; 'for''a''". \ ipji'abiy f(i' wuj'bj) ■' desirable to apply for his services foe , one year, including' the time /ot 1 bis passage, but and 'home. 'The cost woulcj probably be about'ilOOO.' f '•; ■" " ■"- " '"iWi'Ft P? Miners reply acpe'ding to tjjesi* gestion, an<) thy Agent-general t - h kl« :# n fie g i M Rovby. promises Have ai)4 but diPPPfliflgaplipr Bc|)einfl ( ''viva.. : ; .:.'■•