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"Infantry, 2 Battalions", is suggested because it is proposed that one of the Infantry Battalions shall be raised in India, and technically will not therefore be a "Battalion of the Line".
In order to avoid any possible misunderstanding hereafter with the Colony, should the garrison at any time temporarily fall below the total strength indicated in the Appendix, from other causes than "variations of reliefs and similar matters", Mr. Stanhope would suggest the omission of paragraph 8.
Under that paragraph the Colony, which is only asked to bear one-seventh part of the estimated cost of the Garrison, might claim to have its Contribution