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"the principle that Colonies
"should be required to provide
"at their own expense all
things which lands and buildings
"were are indispensable for Military
"purposes, but Hong Kong
A Colony in this sense.
been borne out by recent facts, whatever the intention
may have been; for when force sons required for Imperial
is not
It is
a settlement occupied for Imperial purposes, and the "Military force stationed there
+
is maintained much more
"with a view to the protection" of the Chinese trade, than for the local requirements of the
community
"small comme
I would venture to remark; that this has not
been.
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punyroses, it was found
o necessary by the Government to retain there, near
nal force,
rly the orige..
one weak Regiment
and one Company of Artillery, these being kept chiefly for the safety of the European community, the Chinese Inhabitants numbering
I believe some 47,530.
I cannot therefore
admit, the military usually
stationed there, to be so, for
Imperial