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Companie A consist of 125 men each, one company Officer to be adjutant, and another Paymister.
In time of "
of war
the staught might be raised to 1500 or 2000 mew and suitable officers could
be got by notifying that they were
many half pay offiems of
wanted.
Live Regiments would be only too glad to accept such appointments (expecially if they had been provimely quartered in the Colony)
Iwould have the force permanently embodied, and under the command of
· The Senior Military Officer in the Colony.
ordinary Regiment of the Line is. I would train the Force as a Regiment of tight Infantry, giving instinction alas
Gunnery & Torpedo warfare.
just as an
The Force ought to drill in company with the European Battalion (ricesimally) and ought to be inspected by the General Commending perodically-
also think
thes Conval commanding would be good enough to lend officers to the Andlery force In the event of their being required.
I recommend Offiers being schieted who have formerly
, or are at present Serving
in the Colony in the Queen's Army.
Hone
will not be any difficulty in getting suitable Officers