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especially in the drill and discipline of the English and Sikh Constables.
To speak plainly, this matter stands thus:- The taxpayers of Hongkong are, above all things, anxious to maintain an efficient Police for the protection of their lives and properties; they believe that the Police can best be made efficient with the entire force of about 300 out of the entire 700, and it has been shown that if properly armed and disciplined, they could deal with a Chinese mob or outbreak, while, in war, General Sargent has stated that they would be a valuable addition to our little garrison of about 600 effective soldiers.
A Military Adjutant is needed; and they ask permission to spend three hundred pounds (£300) of their own money, out of an annual revenue of £220,000, to secure that object of primary importance?
General Sargent, the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Troops on this station, has shown, in a letter that £300 a year would be sufficient for the pay of a Military Adjutant. The late Deputy Superintendent received £800 and allowances.