8.

that might be required for the health and comfort of the

Troops; but when I see what

Her Majesty's Ship "Minden"

independently of 122 sick Hospital. _ It appears to

therefore, that is

Men

are

fo

many во Карп

in

167

constantly afloat, it would be

appears to me

a

useless

expenditure,

I

consider it

my

the

duty to bring it to notice..

7

preferable

have

M

all

men for

whose avocation

employed; and

Ab

one time,

as

Zour

Lordship will be

the intention

to have put

large portion of the European

aware

it was

10

view of the

تعلمت

board-ship, the

in

mind

the

Troops

in

arrangement being in consonance

with

a recommendation contained

in the memorandum forming

enclosure

in

Cetter

pomo

the

Secretary at

Lordship, under

War to your

تعلمه

the 20t

February last. At present it

will

be seen

that there are

157 Rank and file

on

болад

has occurred

Soldiers, and

our

accounts

defence

it is

to be

with this

and

bearing

loss of life that

the

among the extraordinary

expenses of this

small

I have come

garrison, I have

conclusion

be

to the

that Stongkong should

considered

light of a

more

in

thes

Naval Station

than of a Military Post-

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