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Armament plans and immigration scheme detailed in colonial report
The document notes the government’s efforts to equip volunteers with weapons from Britain, including Enfield ammunition and breech loading rifles. It discusses private vs official procurement, the push for a 1S pounder brass howitzer battery, and the use of private firms with concerns about weapon quality. It also outlines an immigration scheme to fund British arrivals, proposing £10,000 for the year to fund passage and passages for recruits, with conditions on residency and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunte
Gylfain Cracke
Coomhagen
Owen Glendower
Joan
Ttis
War Office
Chamied
Aete
Secretary
Clarke
Stepanxe
Gunn
Bir We
Armetrona
War Department
Whitworth
Westurr Riow
Akos
Chance
Ching
Tela
Great Britain
Coantry
Cone
Rome
England
Himaelf
Queensland