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Show THE CANADIAN DEFENSES. The British Government Calls for a Detailed De-tailed Report Concerning Them. Ottawa, Ont., Oct. L'O. The home government govern-ment has called upon the governor-general to request the minister of militia to submit to his excellency at the earliest possible moment, fur transmission, the report on the defenses and fortifications of Canada, which w as prepared some time since under the direction di-rection of his department. Lord Salisbury's administration is preparing prepar-ing the military estimates, and revising the whole imperial system of outlay for the purpose pur-pose rf offence and defence, and. requires this information from Canada as a part of the data for the revision. Major-General Herbert, commander of the militia in Canada, it is understood has made a geueral report to the imperial government on the militia system of the dominion. The report w hich the minister of militia has been requested to transmit to London is a more elaborate one than this and covers far mora ground with greater particularity of detail. |