Parliamentary Papers, Volume 22H.M. Stationery Office, 1840 - Bills, Legislative |
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Page xiii
... believe that this arrangement will operate very exten- sively , as such a privilege already exists with regard to captains and subalterns , but only one captain had availed himself of it in the two years from its intro- duction to June ...
... believe that this arrangement will operate very exten- sively , as such a privilege already exists with regard to captains and subalterns , but only one captain had availed himself of it in the two years from its intro- duction to June ...
Page xvii
... believe that although their present duties may call for little display of their scientific acquirements , the country will be slow to claim their military exertions in the hour of need , or to overlook their endeavours to obtain the ...
... believe that although their present duties may call for little display of their scientific acquirements , the country will be slow to claim their military exertions in the hour of need , or to overlook their endeavours to obtain the ...
Page xxiii
... believe that these exceptions are of such an amount as in any way to affect the general capabilities for service . Having thus briefly placed before Your Majesty the result of our inquiries into the fitness of the officers of the Army ...
... believe that these exceptions are of such an amount as in any way to affect the general capabilities for service . Having thus briefly placed before Your Majesty the result of our inquiries into the fitness of the officers of the Army ...
Page xxvi
... believe , the obvious means by which the efficiency of the Army has been maintained . As we have placed this letter thus upon our records , and as it is the only autho- rity of any weight which exists against this one part of the system ...
... believe , the obvious means by which the efficiency of the Army has been maintained . As we have placed this letter thus upon our records , and as it is the only autho- rity of any weight which exists against this one part of the system ...
Page xxvii
... believe to be considerably alleviated at the present time ) , if the permission to sell were withdrawn ; but we must express our satisfaction that the course he recommended as a substitute for sale was not pursued , as we can conceive ...
... believe to be considerably alleviated at the present time ) , if the permission to sell were withdrawn ; but we must express our satisfaction that the course he recommended as a substitute for sale was not pursued , as we can conceive ...
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