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and purchasing horses for the Police Force, had returned here with the requisite
number of
2.
were
men and horses.
The difficulties of Mot breagh's task
greatly increased
to the number
awing to
of bitchs who had left for Abyssinia, but The appears to have I excented himself to enlist
am
greatly
Succesfully men, and I'
and
good
entirely satisfied with the
which he discharged.
and responsible task.
manner-
a somewhat
in
omerous
3. The force brought by Me breugh
consisted
in
fof 99 Constables, 3 native officers, and t attendants which, with those abecedy the Pulice, raises the number of Sikhs to 206 Constables, te officers and 8 attendants,
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with 2 Interpreters. He also brought 14
and Serviceable Australian horses,
young
ome
of which however
was
unfortunately
Killed in landing, and another has since
died. This would have reduced the
number to 9, but
as one
had
come on
for my private use, selected at the same time by Mr breagh, I felt that I should
not be justified
Keeping him when
justified in theeping
those required for the Police
were
not
complete. This one has therefore been taten
Jovev
by the baptain Superintendent, and
the requisite number of ten additional horses has been attached to the Force.
I enclose
H.
a Memorandum
by
the Auditor General shewing that the cost of each Constable landed in Hongkong
was
about $64, and that of each horse
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