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"comparatively healthy, in support
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If there opinions the Board have
received strong corroborative evidence from the principal naval Shanghai...
to Civil Prisoners now at
I would also recommend the 67th Regiment being relieved at Hong Kong by a native Regiment 750 strong but there need not be
armed with rifles--
The arrangements I am
anxious &
Carry & preserve the health of the troops, as I have no European Troops at except Artillery; this necessitates however the Garrison of Hong
Kong being composed almost entirely of Europeans, a large part of
owing to the want of
Barrack accommodation will be
on the
Kowloon Peninsula extended
for the purpose -
In 21st Oct 1862 I addressed a Letter to the Secy to the Govt of India requesting that a Regiment of Punjaubees or Beloochees, good shooters should
be sent to relieve the 31st Regiment,
I was informed in reply that although the Governor General was
authorized to send Troops to China in case of emergency he had no authority
to do so for purposes