appears to favour the iden of using this port asa sanitarium and a supply" base where ships may provisim and take in water, but to have it absolutely unfortified, Up till now, £20,000 and more has been spent on four forts and the roads, ete., connected with them. If the Admiralty assumes control, all this money will have been spent in vain,—interesting news fur the long-suffering British taxpayer!
Tu case of war it is argued that the fleet should not remain locked up in port, but would cruise outside. To fortify adequate ly would cost an enormous sum. Inadequate fortifications would only prove an additional source of weakness. Where experts differ, it is useless for the civilian to attempt to enter the field of discussion. This sudden change seems to betray an
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