CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 337

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O

munally - having been

recruited here where there

are

few Indians to select

from, except Sailors and camp

followers -

I

am satisfied however that the bulk

in filling

up the present

increase to be able to make

Move

in this direction and

I obtained the sanction

7

the

Major General Commanding in China to the employment

the

g

in the Police,

Police Force here must always be Intion, and that the best chance of improvement will be by endeavouring to obtain from India, or from Indian Regiments serving chine, really good

5

men

in

I was glad therefore

من

a

temporary

and experimental measme,

a

half a Company of the of Boubay Native Infantry at present quartered in this Colony. Of this experiment. should prove successful,-

and so

ofor it has been mort satisfactory,

I

am