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Authorities or

discomfort to the troops -

occasioned by

the

System.

The Contrary

however is obviously the case. The proposed system requires fewer troops and gives

those whom it empiezo a greater amount of

Canatory Comfort

otherwise obtain.

10.

than they could.

As in the War Departments

despatches of 24 * Febmary-enclosed in

yours

of

the 26th February, a hope

that I might

• intimated that I

take measures

for rchiving Heer alle ajesty's Troops of

the Colonial Police

duty by aid fum force- I may as well state decidedly that

it is out of my power to do so -

received more than one

I have

juesing remenstrance

from the Superintendent of Police as to the

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diminished number

of

the

force

and the

great diffiantly which he thereby, experiences

the duties - In the Heinder

in c

carrying on Police the term

of

Service of

Too men

will expire next

year

in some

and if not recruited.

the lovee will be more way, the

than 150 men short of it's necesary strength... I am writing to the North of China and

to Scinde to ascertain what chance there

is of getting steady men

quarter, but I can

from either

afsure you that the necessity of strengthening the Police, so as to enable them to manage murely then

Ordinary duties- is one of the difficulties

of my Government at this moment=

11.

J

May

also

to add that although

My alberen seemed to think a gun best