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MINUTES OF PEOCEEDINGS OF 
Bearing in mind the nature, object, and application of each projectile 
used in the field—for close quarters, for distance, and for cover—and how 
necessary it is that their distinctive qualities should be recognized, the recent 
recommendation of the O.S. Committee does them infinite credit; and it is 
not too much to affirm that the nation will be a great gainer thereby. 
It only remains to add that my very condensed remarks on training have 
more reference to the field than to siege or defensive operations. To go 
fully into these two last, or to attempt to exhaust the subject, would be out 
of place in these “ Proceedings.” 
