CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12] — Page 111

Troops at Hong Kong!

the

and proposing adoption of certain arrangements in the

event of its being determined that

the

the Command of the Troops at that Station

should not be

exercised in future

by

an

Officer of the

rank of Major General.

Major General Jervois having in the meantime previously

come

to

your

the arrival despatch, been appointed to the

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Command of the Troops at Hong Kong,

it is no

longer

possible for Her Majesty's Government

to entertain the

arrangements proposed by you.

But, adverting

to the fact that the nature of the other

of the Governor

duties

of Hong Kong sometimes

require

his absence

from the Colony, and

that

on

these occasions

the Government of

the Island is adminis-

tered by the Major