10th
Excellency's letter of the soch
instant
I return as
requests,
the letter addressed to
by
you th Acting Commandant and which
encloved for my You perusal. Captain Francis
seems to have thoroughly gove into the whole subject for Your bxcellency's information
¿decision, and I certainly think that the Colomer Government, if it desires
Volunteer Corps at Hong- -Kong, ought to make the purchases he
recommends
With Your bxcelleray's
approval and
val and after speating
to
to Colonel Crawford.
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Commar div 9 Royal artillery, about the matter, I placed it in the hands of Major
Mloove Lave, Royal Artillery
who will make a first rate kommandant of
the Corps.
and I desired him to write his
views
done po
o v
the subject. He has
in his letter of yesterday's date herewithannexed. I approve of the Suggestions he
makes in that letter.
Your Excellency
is
arvar
that major moore fave will have to continue !'s Garrison and Regimental duties.
Feeling pure that, it is
Roya