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of morale that obtained. You were five years ago
Jay.
due,
to the infusion of
A
very heavy draft of men.
There
well II Jakar
men among
generally
civilians
Excellente
them but speaking
not the
they
5 men we
want &
not been accustomed &c.
I have no
hand in enjoying
them. In May says they
were enjoyed
in Ar
"Emergency.
But what was the emergency
& why
arose? True
it allowed
we
for the
new Tenantry & police and required for the purpose a very exceptionally large
number
of recruits at a
time when unfortunately our pay was insufficient to attract the stamp of men desired. But meanwhile
on with
we were carrying
on well; & to
recollect
have had their
are
Cruel
tences are
them,
wanted
danwhile the offer
better
pay might have
tried. And
Ch
ame
Goh us
Mey
what we brought tranted that
recollecting Lo
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night
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they
were engaged through
the scope that
the Crouse Agents Misunderstanding
or exceeding
their instructions,
directly Mi Mey
Anx
heart of
their engagement, the Government to cable the Agents to stay proceedings, but it was then too late. I am afraid, they cannot be returned to their former service because, if
if I remember rightly, they have received their discharges from that service, but as Blake & his May,
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Sir Henry
both ser
the fact I
may be mistaken
in my
recollections. Only the really
satisfactory, men need be promoted.
howeve
the
15 It is true & has long been
recognised by both me
by both I may & myself that few of
locally enlisted recruits turn out well, and I have always
endeavoured to get
as many men as possible
from
Agents took
A
bu year
to obtain the dozen.
7-
shem I asked for early
in 1902, and
was
as the Contingent. Meanwhile rapidly