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and had been appointed
assistant
& District Inspector, after passing
creditable examination.
a very
I wrote
wrote to him
last August inquiring
whether he
would like to take service here and
whether he could procure one
hundred
trained Police
men to accompany him.
Mr. Breagh has informed me
in reply that he has reason to believe
in the local
Government would not
object.
He also tells me,
that supposing
he could find trained and good
men willing to accompany
him, they would
have to
give
two months' notice, whilst
he is also
naturally diffident
as to the propriety of inducing
them to leave the service.
I need scarcely inform Your
Lordship that I have
no wish or intention of doing, or inducing others
to do
anything within the British Indian dominions without the full
privity and consent of the Authorities
there.
I am
however in
a very
embarrassing position at this moment,
as the necessity of procuring additional and trustworthy Police is extremely
urgent. Therefore, in the interest of the Queen's Government, I apply to Your Excellency for aid so far
as to
give
Mr. Breagh leave to transfer his services to this Government without prejudice to his position in the