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and purchasing horses for the Police Force, had returned here with the requisite

number of

2.

were

men and horses.

The difficulties of Mot breagh's task

greatly increased

to the number

awing to

of bitchs who had left for Abyssinia, but The appears to have I excented himself to enlist

am

greatly

Succesfully men, and I'

and

good

entirely satisfied with the

which he discharged.

and responsible task.

manner-

a somewhat

in

omerous

3. The force brought by Me breugh

consisted

in

fof 99 Constables, 3 native officers, and t attendants which, with those abecedy the Pulice, raises the number of Sikhs to 206 Constables, te officers and 8 attendants,

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with 2 Interpreters. He also brought 14

and Serviceable Australian horses,

young

ome

of which however

was

unfortunately

Killed in landing, and another has since

died. This would have reduced the

number to 9, but

as one

had

come on

for my private use, selected at the same time by Mr breagh, I felt that I should

not be justified

Keeping him when

justified in theeping

those required for the Police

were

not

complete. This one has therefore been taten

Jovev

by the baptain Superintendent, and

the requisite number of ten additional horses has been attached to the Force.

I enclose

H.

a Memorandum

by

the Auditor General shewing that the cost of each Constable landed in Hongkong

was

about $64, and that of each horse

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