John A. Macdonald on Raising Troops in Canada for Imperial Service, 1885

N an 'article published in this Rv. vmw in December, 1952, • the present writer mentioned that a letter written by Six John A. M cdonald in February, 1885, in w ich heoffer d advic to Lord Lansdowne on the question ofraising troops in Canada for imperial service, had not been found but might yet come to light. It has now done so, being included in a microfilm of additional items from the Minto Papers received by the Public Archives of Canada during the past year? As forecast, i was addressed to Lord Melgund (later Lord Minto), Lansdowne's secretary, who used the letter in 1899 in a discussion with Sir Willrid Laurier on the interpretation of the Mfiitia Act. It is printed herewith. The letter forestailed a request from the Governor General for Macdonald's observations on a cable from the Colonial Secretary inquixing for the views of the Canadian government on offers made by Canadian officers to raise forces for service in the Sudan. Its general content is as indicated in the docmnents, including Lord Lansdowne's reply, which were already available. Its particular interest consists in Macdonald's rather marked friendliness to the

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