a
this increase of force
ground for imposing
on the
The Colony any
greater
annual payment
than that which the
Commission recommends.
But they
think that
The Colony may properly
be required to construct;
and they anticipate
that
the Colony will
readily consent
to construct
at Galle
such additional
Barrack accommodation
as will be required
by the proposed
addition
to
the force at that
Station.
In fact
it would naturally rest
with the Colony to
make
this
on the assumption
that the
location
of the proposed force
at Galle is a wise
and proper measure
with reference to Colonial interests,
an assumption which can scarcely be disputed
now that
the aggregate force
allotted to Ceylon by
Her Majesty's Government
is ...