CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7] — Page 13

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of Troops, Artillery included, but at present it is not so, and event if it were its distance is too great to march Encpiaus there and back to their bawatts in such a climate, not to mention that the extra labor involved in dragging the Juns would be far too fatiguing and affect the health of the firejudicially.

With all due deference to this Excellency The Governor's opinion, it appears to the Commandant that the inhabitants of Hongkong forget that the Troops are retained here at great expense and with much inconvenience chiefly for their benefit; viz. the security of their person and property, and that of their non benefit, viz are considered so great e it is annoyance is open to the inhabitants to signify through this balling the Governor to the thane Authorities that they would rather dispense with their services and I have doubt their ruishes would be complied be relieved of the annoyance they complained.

of but if as the cartiory they consider the presence of the Troops necessary for their protection then the Commandant thinks that it is out of place to grumble at the slight inconveniences occasionally subjected to by the Artillery firing on the Gaminan Parade the only place available for purpose

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of Troops, Artillery included, but at present it is not so, and event if it were its distance is too great to march Encpiaus there and back to their bawatts in such a climate, not to mention that the extra labor involved in dragging the Juns would be far too fatiguing and affect the health of the firejudicially.

With all due deference to this Excellency The Governor's opinion, it appears to the Commandant that the inhabitants of Hongkong forget that the Troops are retained here at great expense and with much inconvenience chiefly for their benefit; viz. the security of their person and property, and that of their non benefit, viz are considered so great e it is annoyance is open to the inhabitants to signify through this balling the Governor to the thane Authorities that they would rather dispense with their services and I have doubt their ruishes would be complied be relieved of the annoyance they complained.

of but if as the cartiory they consider the presence of the Troops necessary for their protection then the Commandant thinks that it is out of place to grumble at the slight inconveniences occasionally subjected to by the Artillery firing on the Gaminan Parade the only place available for purpose

The ... muisance and ...

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12 of Troops, Artillery included, but at present it is not so, and event if it were its distance is too great to march Encpiaus there and back to their bawatts in such a climate, not to mention that the extra labor involved in dragging the Juns would be far too fatiguing and affect the health of the firejudicially. With all due deference to this Excellency The Governor's opinion, it appears to the Commandant that the inhabitants of Hongkong forget that the Troops are retained here at great expense and with much inconvenience chiefly for their benefit; viz. the security of their person and property, and that of their non benefit, viz are considered so great e it is annoyance is open to the inhabitants to signify through this balling the Governor to the thane Authorities that they would rather dispense with their services and I have doubt their ruishes would be complied be relieved of the annoyance they complained. of but if as the cartiory they consider the presence of the Troops necessary for their protection then the Commandant thinks that it is out of place to grumble at the slight inconveniences occasionally subjected to by the Artillery firing on the Gaminan Parade the only place available for purpose The ... muisance and ... Page 12 was not found, however, the text "12" at the beginning suggests it is page 12. To follow the instructions, the page numbering information should be kept if it was originally there. Since "Page 12" is not present in the original text but "12" is, and assuming the original scan had the page numbering format, it should be kept as is or properly represented. However, the exact representation as per the original scan isn't directly available. Thus, the focus remains on correcting and formatting the given text. Revised Output with proper HTML formatting: 12 of Troops, Artillery included, but at present it is not so, and event if it were its distance is too great to march Encpiaus there and back to their bawatts in such a climate, not to mention that the extra labor involved in dragging the Juns would be far too fatiguing and affect the health of the firejudicially. With all due deference to this Excellency The Governor's opinion, it appears to the Commandant that the inhabitants of Hongkong forget that the Troops are retained here at great expense and with much inconvenience chiefly for their benefit; viz. the security of their person and property, and that of their non benefit, viz are considered so great e it is annoyance is open to the inhabitants to signify through this balling the Governor to the thane Authorities that they would rather dispense with their services and I have doubt their ruishes would be complied be relieved of the annoyance they complained. of but if as the cartiory they consider the presence of the Troops necessary for their protection then the Commandant thinks that it is out of place to grumble at the slight inconveniences occasionally subjected to by the Artillery firing on the Gaminan Parade the only place available for purpose The ... muisance and ...
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