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With reference to Colonial Despatch of the 12th lepril 1897, I have con- stantly brought forward the need of increasing the Volunteer Corps to its full establisterment, and both Your Excellency
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and the Commandant
instant in the
istant.
The 7
same cause.
Pounder Battery is up to
that full strength required to work
">
6 queses
when coolie draught
employed; in
ed; in conjunction with
the Commandant I am preparing
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while efficient in wor
working their
guns numbers rily I l'fficer and
46 N.C. C's and
if all were
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that is to say,
prevent, 3 Officers and
short of the establishment.
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to work & guns. I have been in
frequent communication with the Commandant on siis subject.
and
know that he spares no pains lo
increase the force.
The question of coolie draught has not been lost sight of. The men of
these batteries generally prefer to
at present
scheme for the
re-
distribution of the
238 N.C. C's and
drag
their
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of the Hongkong Volunteers.
The Maxim Gun Company
while
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guns.
but coclic
draught is also practised and is
Love d
for the draught of the y pounder
Battery
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