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to the

garrison to

- defence; considering

the most important

intenance of British

ce in the Cheniere

ito security defends Hevellijaty Fleet

that it is very distast

Exposed to attack,

garrison is altogether Lefence Colu

against y limited force, west of an European

e no doubt that

and princtly Indian

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troops, could not well be spared to reinforce the genison ; (dlord tante,

is of opinion that steps should be taken to ascertain whether it would

be possible and desirable toraice

And maintain a

trustworthy

local

force of limited strength &sufflement

the regular garrison.

The subject has been before

the Colonial Defence Committee who suggested a trial of the experiment in their report on blong kong. The correspondence which earned Fatween the Loretary / State for the plonies

and the Governor of Hongkong, encourages the hope of a succorfal

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