entirely under
the
cognizance of the War
Department; while the
essential point
of
difference,
that which
So far as the strength of the European force
with Major General
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Hodgson in considering
that the total Garrison
Of
the Colony cannot
at present be reduced to the point contemplated
by the Commission.
I
need
not enter upon
The Military and other
considerations which
have led them to this
conclusion relating
to the number
concerned and composition of
The Ceylon Garrison,
may be so disposed as
not to prevent
Her Majesty's Government from adopting
in substance the recommendations of the
Commission.
Her Majesty's
Government concur with
24 Oct
Its results
you will learn from
the enclosed letter from
The War Department,
dealing with the subject of the Ceylon and
Hong