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A former Governor "(Sir Hercules Robinson), met this objection by simply denying that Troops required in Hongkong for the Military defence of local interests, for any other Civil object whatsoever.
I am free to confess that I am unable to adopt this view altogether. Of course, it is nowhere pretended that the Imperial Garrison in this "Gibraltar of the East" is not maintained chiefly for Imperial purposes. Still, I believe that most persons who have any stake in Hongkong, would agree that a force of some two hundred (200) Infantry of the Line would be required to support the Police in event of a serious outbreak among the overwhelming Chinese population. The annual cost of this force to the Colony at the rate of £40 per man (as exacted in the Australian Colonies, and now in Mauritius), would amount to eight thousand pounds (£8000). It is argued that the Indirect Military Contributions estimated by the Colonial Treasurer at £345,000, may be properly set against.
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A former Governor "(Sir Hercules Robinson), met this objection by simply denying that Troops required in Hongkong for the Military defence of local interests, for any other Civil object whatsoever.
I am free to confess that I am unable to adopt this view altogether. Of course, it is nowhere pretended that the Imperial Garrison in this "Gibraltar of the East" is not maintained chiefly for Imperial purposes. Still, I believe that most persons who have any stake in Hongkong, would agree that a force of some two hundred (200) Infantry of the Line would be required to support the Police in event of a serious outbreak among the overwhelming Chinese population. The annual cost of this force to the Colony at the rate of £40 per man (as exacted in the Australian Colonies, and now in Mauritius), would amount to eight thousand pounds (£8000). It is argued that the Indirect Military Contributions estimated by the Colonial Treasurer at £345,000, may be properly set against.