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War Office

107

Lord Carnarvon

Jan 2

to decide whether the following should be instituted for the arrangements proposed in my letter of 4th Jan.

26. Mine :- that the Straits Settlements form part of the Ceylon command, and the wing of the European Regiment, required for Singapore, should be furnished from Ceylon, instead of from Hong Kong - giving to Ceylon a Regiment and a half, instead of only one - The great and increasing importance of Galle points out the expediency of this additional wing being stationed at that Port, and while General Peel will leave it to be considered whether the Colony should be called upon to contribute any further sum towards the support of its garrison than the £160,000 already agreed upon, he instructs that the colony will consent to defray the necessary cost of the erection of the Barrack accommodation for the wing at Galle.

Lieutenant General Peel has been led by the reports of Major General Guy and Major General Macpherson to doubt the success of supplying the native troops required for Hong Kong from the Ceylon Rifles

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War Office 107 Lord Carnarvon Jan 2 to decide whether the following should be instituted for the arrangements proposed in my letter of 4th Jan. 26. Mine :- that the Straits Settlements form part of the Ceylon command, and the wing of the European Regiment, required for Singapore, should be furnished from Ceylon, instead of from Hong Kong - giving to Ceylon a Regiment and a half, instead of only one - The great and increasing importance of Galle points out the expediency of this additional wing being stationed at that Port, and while General Peel will leave it to be considered whether the Colony should be called upon to contribute any further sum towards the support of its garrison than the £160,000 already agreed upon, he instructs that the colony will consent to defray the necessary cost of the erection of the Barrack accommodation for the wing at Galle. Lieutenant General Peel has been led by the reports of Major General Guy and Major General Macpherson to doubt the success of supplying the native troops required for Hong Kong from the Ceylon Rifles
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War Office 107 Lord Carnar Jz az 2 to decide whether the following should be inbetituted for the arrangements Grroposed in my letter of 4 thie 26. Mine :- that the Straits Extele. -ments form part of the Cryton command, and thu wing of the Puropean Regiment, required for Singapore, should be furnished from Eylor, inclead of from Stong Kong - giving is Cylon a Regiment half, instead only - The of 07-20 and a Furs pean Regiment at and in cre great increasing im- -portance of Galle points out the impediency of this additional wing being stationed at that Port, and while yeneral Peel will leave it to O They Colony should be called upon to contribute any further lum toward; the support of its garrison than the 1160.000 already aspeed upon, Yet bo tructs that the colony will consent defray necessary the cost of the erection of the Barrack accommodation for the wing ぐんじ Galle. dieutenant General Peel har been led by the reports of Major General Guy . and Main General Séodgson to doubt the success of supplying the native troops required for Idong Kong from the Ceylon Rifles
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War

Office

107

Lord Carnar

Jz az 2

to decide whether the

following should be inbetituted for the

arrangements Grroposed in

my

letter of 4

thie

26. Mine :- that the Straits Extele.

-ments form part of the Cryton

command, and thu

wing of the

Puropean Regiment, required for Singapore, should be furnished from Eylor, inclead of from Stong Kong -

giving is Cylon a Regiment half, instead only - The

of

07-20

and a

Furs pean Regiment

at and in cre

great

increasing

im-

-portance of Galle points out the

impediency of this additional wing

being stationed at that Port,

and

while yeneral Peel will leave it to

O

They

Colony should be called upon to

contribute

any further

lum toward;

the support of its garrison than the 1160.000

already aspeed upon,

Yet

bo

tructs that the colony will consent

defray

necessary

the cost of the erection of the

Barrack accommodation

for the wing

ぐんじ

Galle.

dieutenant General Peel har

been led by the reports of Major

General Guy .

and

Main General

Séodgson to doubt the success of

supplying the native troops required

for Idong Kong from the Ceylon Rifles

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