CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2] — Page 61

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sailing vessel or steamer would also be necessary.

I would suggest five years as the term of Service, as it might prove

2. Salaries

up allowing march difficult to get to men agree for

3. May own for a longer

4. Contingencies

A. 100 men (including 10 per cent allowed for desertions) To Calcutta or Bombay

L 1 250.

to date of Embarkation) 3 months for recruiting and the 300 say expenses to Calcutta or Bombay 30.

" 100

#1 Total £680

This is sufficient to meet all - to own travelling expenses either Bombay to about £25/- or Calcutta would amount or £30, but I should be allowed

O margin as J may be unable to raise all the men in the vicinity of Umritsur, which would necessitate my visiting other stations,

the approximate expenses to date of embarkation may be reduced to figures expenses which occur to me just Cus likely to arise but it might be well to leave a demands.

margin for unforeseen

I think a letter of credit on the Bank of Bengal or the local Government would be the best mode of remitting the above together with the fare by Steamer to Hongkong for myself and the men for which I would

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59 sailing vessel or steamer would also be necessary. I would suggest five years as the term of Service, as it might prove 2. Salaries up allowing march difficult to get to men agree for 3. May own for a longer 4. Contingencies A. 100 men (including 10 per cent allowed for desertions) To Calcutta or Bombay L 1 250. to date of Embarkation) 3 months for recruiting and the 300 say expenses to Calcutta or Bombay 30. " 100 #1 Total £680 This is sufficient to meet all - to own travelling expenses either Bombay to about £25/- or Calcutta would amount or £30, but I should be allowed O margin as J may be unable to raise all the men in the vicinity of Umritsur, which would necessitate my visiting other stations, the approximate expenses to date of embarkation may be reduced to figures expenses which occur to me just Cus likely to arise but it might be well to leave a demands. margin for unforeseen I think a letter of credit on the Bank of Bengal or the local Government would be the best mode of remitting the above together with the fare by Steamer to Hongkong for myself and the men for which I would
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b 59 sailing vessel or steamer would also be necessary. I would suggest five years as the term of Service, as it might prove 2. Salaries up allowing march difficult to get to men agree for 3. May own for a longer 4. Contingencies period. May A. 100 men (including 10 per cent allowed for desertions) To balcutta or Bombay L 1 250. to date of Embarkation) 3 months for recruiting and the 300 say expenses to Calcutta or Bombay 30. " 100 #1 Total £ 680 μ This is sufficient to meet all - to own travelling expenses either Bombay to about £25/- be allowed or Calcutta would amount or £30, but I should O margin as J may be unable to raise all the men in the vicinity of Umritsur, which would necefsitate my visiting other stations, the approximate expenses to date of embarkation as follows may be reduced to figures expenses which occur to me just толь Cus likely to arise but it might be well to leave a demands. margin for unforeseen I think a letter of bredit Bank of Bengal or the local Government would be the best on the mode of remitting the above together with the fare by Steamer to Hongkong for myself and the men for which I would
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sailing

vessel or steamer would also

be necessary.

I would suggest five years as

the term of Service, as it might prove

2. Salaries

up

allowing march

difficult to get

to

men

agree for

3. May

own

for a longer

4. Contingencies

period.

May

A. 100 men

(including 10 per cent allowed

for desertions) To balcutta or Bombay

L

1

250.

to date of Embarkation) 3 months for recruiting

and the 300

say

expenses to Calcutta or Bombay 30.

"

100

#1

Total £ 680 μ

This is sufficient to meet all

- to own travelling expenses

either Bombay

to about £25/-

be allowed

or Calcutta would amount

or

£30, but I should

O

margin

as

J

may

be

unable to raise all the men in the vicinity of Umritsur, which would necefsitate my visiting other stations,

the approximate expenses to date of

embarkation

as

follows

may

be

reduced to figures

expenses which occur to

me

just

толь

Cus

likely to arise but it might be

well to leave a

demands.

margin for unforeseen

I think a letter of bredit

Bank of Bengal

or the local

Government would be the best

on the

mode

of remitting the above together with the fare by Steamer to Hongkong for

myself and the men

for which I would

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