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Convenient to deal with the whole subject in one letter.

Jan

I am accordingly to request that you will acquaint the Earl of Carnarvon that General Peel finds from the Correspondence which has ensued since the adoption of the proposals communicated to the Colonial Office Department on 20th June last, that both in the letter from this Office and in that from the Major General Commanding in June, and in that from His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding in Chief have expressed themselves extremely averse to the maintenance of so small a body of European troops at Hong Kong as the wing of a Regiment, unless supplemented by a corps of native troops, at least 1000 strong.

And under these circumstances, and as Lord Carnarvon is aware, the Major General Commanding in Egypt has, in a very able report, protested against the reduction of the Garrison of that Island to the extent recommended by the late Commission on Military Expenditure, General Peel has come to the conclusion, after repeated consultations with His Royal Highness on the subject, that the

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106 Convenient to deal with the whole subject in one letter. Jan I am accordingly to request that you will acquaint the Earl of Carnarvon that General Peel finds from the Correspondence which has ensued since the adoption of the proposals communicated to the Colonial Office Department on 20th June last, that both in the letter from this Office and in that from the Major General Commanding in June, and in that from His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding in Chief have expressed themselves extremely averse to the maintenance of so small a body of European troops at Hong Kong as the wing of a Regiment, unless supplemented by a corps of native troops, at least 1000 strong. And under these circumstances, and as Lord Carnarvon is aware, the Major General Commanding in Egypt has, in a very able report, protested against the reduction of the Garrison of that Island to the extent recommended by the late Commission on Military Expenditure, General Peel has come to the conclusion, after repeated consultations with His Royal Highness on the subject, that the

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106

Convement to deal with the whole

subject in one letter.

Jan

am accordingly to request that you will aquaint the Parl of Carnation

that General Peel finds from the Correspondence which has ensued

since the adoption of

which

which were

the proposals

Communu cated to blue

cocomial Office Department of 20° June last, that both

in the letter from this

The Major General Commanding

Juina, and

and Isis Royal Stishness the Field Marchal Commanding in Chief have expressed themselves extremely

Averce is the maintenance of lo small.

-body of European troops at Stong kong

as the wing of a Regiment, imless supple- -mented by a corps of native troop, at lease 1000 strong - And under these

Circumstances, and A1

morcover the

Major General Commanding in Esylow

has, as

long

Lord Carnarvon is aware, in a

And Ve

vezy

able report, protestid

against the reduction of the Garrison.

of that Island to the extent recom.

Inlu de ol

by the late Commission Military Edependiture, General Feel

has come to the conclusion, after repeated consultations willi Stis Royal,

Highness

the subject, that the

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