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HOME DEPARTMENT.

Ju 2816 68

632

JUDICIAL.

POLICE.

No. 54 of 1867.

The Right Hon'ble Sir STAFFORD H. NORTHCOTE, Bart.,

Secretary of State for India,

SIR,

Fort William, the 17th December 1867.

From Acting Colonial Secretary, Hong-kong,

No. 594, dated 28th October 1867.

To ditto, No. 1391, dated 14th December 1867.

IN continuation of our Despatch No. 51, dated the 30th ultimo, we transmit for your information a copy of the correspondence noted on the margin, from which you will perceive that the experimental employment of Sikhs in the Hong-kong Police having proved so very successful, the Governor of that Colony has expressed his desire to procure another body of men for the Service, and that we have acquiesced in the proposal.

We have the honor to be, SIR,

Your most obedient, humble servants,

JOHN LAWRENCE.

TAYLOR.

(Signed)

W. N. MASSEY.

H. M. DURAND.

G. U. YULE.

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HOME DEPARTMENT. Ju 2816 68 632 To JUDICIAL. POLICE. No. 54 of 1867. The Right Hon'ble Sir STAFFORD H. NORTHCOTE, Bart., Secretary of State for India, SIR, Fort William, the 17th December 1867. From Acting Colonial Secretary, Hong-kong, No. 594, dated 28th October 1867. To ditto, No. 1391, dated 14th December 1867. IN continuation of our Despatch No. 51, dated the 30th ultimo, we transmit for your information a copy of the correspondence noted on the margin, from which you will perceive that the experimental employment of Sikhs in the Hong-kong Police having proved so very successful, the Governor of that Colony has expressed his desire to procure another body of men for the Service, and that we have acquiesced in the proposal. We have the honor to be, SIR, Your most obedient, humble servants, JOHN LAWRENCE. TAYLOR. (Signed) W. N. MASSEY. H. M. DURAND. G. U. YULE. Page 2 The initial part of the text "Su T. Magen. his defalch 1220 refurlit fid he sent [- India for Both 1121/ 23/5 m" appears to be unrelated to the rest of the document and seems to be an OCR error or a fragment not connected to the main text. It has been omitted as it does not form a coherent part of the document.

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Su T. Magen. his defalch 1220 refurlit fid he sent [- India for Both 1121/ 23/5 m HOME DEPARTMENT. Ju 2816 68 632 To JUDICIAL. POLICE. No. 54 of 1867. The Right Hon'ble Sir STAFFORD H. NORTHCOTE, Bart., Secretary of State for India, SIR, Fort William, the 17th December 1867. From Acting Colonial Secretary, Hong-kong, No. 594, dated 28th October 1867. To ditto, No. 1391, dated 14th December 1867. IN continuation of our Despatch No. 51, dated the 30th ultimo, we transmit for your information a copy of the correspondence noted on the margin, from which you will perceive that the experimental employment of Sikhs in the Hong-kong Police having proved so very successful, the Governor of that Colony has expressed his desire to procure another body of men for the Service, and that we have acquiesced in the proposal. We have the honor to be, SIR, Your most obedient, humble servants, JOHN LAWRENCE. TAYLOR. (Signed) W. N. MASSEY. "2 H. M. DURAND. 72 G. U. YULE. 23 M

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Su T. Magen.

his defalch 1220 refurlit

fid he sent [- India for

Both 1121/

23/5 m