COLONIAL DEFENCES.
A Volunteer banquet, at which fully 200 were present, was held last night. The war aspect formed the principal topic of interest, the several speakers urging the necessity of the Government taking immediate steps for the protection of the Colony. Batteries were suggested to be erected at the Sandspit, Lawyeis, and at the Forbury Heads. The formation of a fencible corps has been spo..en of.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 334, 19 May 1877, Page 2
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