the manners Cartons & character 4 Indian Officers could
of their men - be got for the Punjabees - It would be More difficult to get good afficers for the Chinese & the efficiency of the Corps would greatly depend on their
Selection.
$9. Geo.
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10. Raising the Chinese portion of the
Force would be attended with very trifling cash – In the case e of Punjabees it would amount to about $35000 for every thousand men landed in the Colony.
Putting
the cost of
paying feeding relothing each private at $14/1⁄2 a mouth (which is about
what it would come to in the
"Case of Punjabees) the annual Cont of maintaining such a
would be about $186.000 for every 900 privates & 100 native Officers . _ The salaries of European Officers would be additional. 11. Auswered in para. 2.
12. Ges
13. A knowledge of colloquial Chinese
would be most useful
but not
absolutely necessary of all the non commissioned officer & some
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