CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8] — Page 474

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other Steps I am taking for the improvement

of

the Force I have written to Sir Richard

Mayne to ask him to select for

me

Six men of the class of Sergeants in the London Police to join the

Colonial Force should such men

be

found willing to come to Hong Kong.

The inducements I offer are free

passages out, £130 a

year

with free

quarters on

arrival, and a

yearly

increase

of £5 for each

year of Service.

3

and Oriental Company's Steamer.

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant,

Richard Graves MacDonnell

Governor

Should Sir Richard Mayne

succeed in procuring the men I require,

I trust

Your

Lordship will cause the

necessary instructions to be

given to the

Crown Agents for providing them

with 2nd class passages in the Peninsular

469

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2 other Steps I am taking for the improvement of the Force I have written to Sir Richard Mayne to ask him to select for me Six men of the class of Sergeants in the London Police to join the Colonial Force should such men be found willing to come to Hong Kong. The inducements I offer are free passages out, £130 a year with free quarters on arrival, and a yearly increase of £5 for each year of Service. 3 and Oriental Company's Steamer. I have the honor to be, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Servant, Richard Graves MacDonnell Governor Should Sir Richard Mayne succeed in procuring the men I require, I trust Your Lordship will cause the necessary instructions to be given to the Crown Agents for providing them with 2nd class passages in the Peninsular 469
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2 other Steps I am taking for the improvement of the Force I have writters to Sir Richard Mayne to ask him to select for me Six men of the class of Sergeants in the Sondow Police to join. the: Colonial Force should such men be found willing to come to Hongking. The inducements I offer are free -passages out, £130 a year with free quarters nv arrival, and a yearly ine verease of £5 for each year of Service. 3 and Oriental Company's Steamus. I have the honor to be, Your Lordship's Abest Obedient Servant. Rechner Kames Maderand! Governor Should Sir Richards Mayne succeed in procuring the men I requiere, I trust Your Sordship will cause the Recessary instructions to be given to the brown Agents for providing them with 2nd class passages in the Peninonta 469
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2

other Steps I am taking for the improvement

of

the Force I have writters to Sir Richard

Mayne to ask him to select for

me

Six men of the class of Sergeants in the Sondow Police to join. the:

Colonial Force should such men

be

found willing to come to Hongking.

The inducements I offer are free

-passages out, £130 a

year

with free

quarters

nv

arrival, and a

yearly

ine

verease

of £5 for each

year of Service.

3

and Oriental Company's Steamus.

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordship's Abest Obedient Servant.

Rechner Kames Maderand!

Governor

Should Sir Richards Mayne

succeed in procuring the men I requiere,

I trust

Your

Sordship will cause the

Recessary instructions to be

given to the

brown Agents for providing them

with 2nd class passages in the Peninonta

469

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