COLONIAL DEFENCE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 765, 29 October 1886, Page 27

COLONIAL DEFENCE.

(DIHTED TKESS ASSOCIATION.)

{‘i (EerlTarawiMA-ift-:the-Blalfc'l/l t.:- ?.j s ,?v-:r f l - MEEBOtrKsra,"October 20? w> Tto ; 'wfißlft * 6£ j^h^''^pJ|S 3 the naval’ .cle!enC% iOf.othe,>colonies&!.weie" laid qnJirhb-ttEffjla; !df < thp?-Vre|orlaniPkrl|ajh men fc'?rby !Mrr.'Grillie s.' ',l cludo^a'; by Admiral Tryog|q various pcolopjes^'^nd to th®- ; cc^^’'ia»6e-wMc&^nQei' , -ih-Agßil-lastl to cessider- the—generaT- q*uestion~oC£hd.",

defences 7 of; Aiistralasiaiv. jThe-Snehioranr; dunijf whifaH ’Whs - prepared nwith? the: coiteurrence of the' ! i forth ■ for: the' approval of the' iAustraliamtolbiuSs f a complete scheme. It is proposed to strengthen the .raa-VaLl trfddfenbe'spd'By;; providing, in addition to the maintenance ol th& ther'c4ns&u|tibn” , Cof / Spejial A |eag<jdnk veslel^rehicEare fo’be «fhe r cost of the colonies and manned -by; th.% Admiralty, and placed in every respect' on the same footing as Her Majesty’s’

ships. The entire maintaining the sam% the colonies. recommends that five cruisers- I &S’ i pr6’6fi : r , ed''’- 'of ’ Archer class, having a-epeed'-pf and carrying six six-insh; toeggh-loadlng> rifle guns,, also,.^torpedoes, r jHe v recom-. mends J the' addition' of ’-seagoing torpedo hoatsj’haying,a ppbed pf-M:knots.i Tho vessels provided by the - jaolonies! :arej to tNa retained c pfj tljre A ustraiiam i-station. Aniniely--under the control of tlie Admiral Gom:-; manding-in-Ohief. Admiral- Tryori:' estimates the total firsfc cost of thq.p r ‘ u i 3 P r s and" torppdb ;boats at and ;■ the an>- ; nual expense of maintenance at,1j162,638." Including ■’the exponsesUof & p'eripdical ; change^pfria^ce^ 3 sultirig/his^'tolleagto 3 QiElto-iO'dfe dressed, a memprandpin to Sir" 'Henry Lc-ehj ■ rasf'May,’: agreeing , wifh‘tha''maintßnanca’{of ja local’, Govdrnm^fi;i ; 'should bear,.the ccjiof provesaelsjxandf'thctt tne cßlonisEß. shouio|4i3i ereaftet '--telir 1 N t&'d to^ whieh should be distributed amongjj&he various colonies on the basis bf population- 'Jf.hfe cost ifQuldSJ.3 statb%. bo o^ : thk’ wofflld EOOtJOO annually, ’with the ’Victorian ’ generally Jbz ? the Fi schomq f by Tryonf Turf of 1 South/'lV?hles also considered that ‘’the by the but werb ■willing-to: pay thA^inforest- oil the Ivihbnri’t:. andan allowance for depreciation. The GoverntnCntp ©f _Ap3ijragiav|4n:d.: Tasmania also concurrence*. South Australia 1 made' The Govbfhment %fbK6fp its of a special character, jaffd_desired' Jp directly with.lbe , Home , autlipHtiea. At the;.same. time, they., considered' jiha&.thp r total 7 cost should ’ not; be - ! hornet ; by.»’ tbe» colonies, .but.madp. , propcfel Vto;' cod 7, • tribute L20,0b0 annually tb/:the:Tmperial; exchequer to be expended'ln strengthening the naval cl9feiice~ of their own Colony. a reply to Sir H'ehry Hi'pcli,,. Jstapilik fromsMr.? /Gillies ,vas Tto ndetailsir, ofo tliei: scltemej 1 btifi' they : sb u iiehfly an agreement that he hoped d9fihifcb’hf-“ rangements would be effected at an early date.