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I recommend that the proposed Auxiliary local Force be comfreed of Sikhs, and consist only of
nationality.
me
Our whole experience in Sudia is favorable to the employment of Sikhs, Hey
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perfectly reliable in times
brave, hardy, and
emergency, they
amenable to discipline.
Another
reason is lenor of employing Sikhs is that
Police force is composed of
a partion of
that nationality, and think it would be a good plan to fill up vacancies in the Police fund the proposed Military Battalion, instead of importing recruits for the force from India as at present, I think the effect upon both forms would be very beneficial. It would be a
boont He Polici force to obtain drilled men
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good character, and it would be and incentive to good behaviour in the Military Battalion if Vacences in the Policies wares
prizes to man of good character who had spent a certain number of pears in the Battalion.
held out as
luent
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Beaches in the
active Services being called for
He Military and the Police would work Cordially together under the above system, and united would form a good fighting force
Isuggest that the Force consist of 500 Eikhs, a European Commandant, second Commandent and four ampany Offario, the
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