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explaining the intention of Her Majesty's Government to reinforce
Her Majesty's Troops in China by
а
Native Corps and instrueting me,
frending. the formation of that Corps, to
Cooperate, as far as may
may be for noticable,
arranging-
ab in arr
with the
General
measures for the relief of the Troops.
I need scarcely say
will afford
me
£
that it
very great pleasure to
assist as far posible in diminishing. the duties likely to fall on Hoerellajesty's European Troops during the ensuing Summa.- At this moment the principal guards hitherto maintained for protection of the Colony have been
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discontinued, though the
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d at
guard overnment House - a Corporal and
-
three men-is still maintained, but
with
my full permission to remove it. when necessary.
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to me
On the Major General applying
for permission to discontinue the guard at the offices during
the
change of quarters of the 9th and 20t Regiments
now in progress, but involving
a delay of at least 21/2 months. I thought it best to express my regoct-
at the necessity for discontinuing usual Military guard
officially.
any
nd under
the precrition cremmstances of this
Colony's paying for
their maintenance.