CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 219

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South, of furnishing the neers- sary guards for detached works, and of maintaining order in the Town, still retaining those farrison and Regimental duties I which it would robbe deemed advisable thand over to Police

1

1

or Volunteers. I am of opinion

that our Infantry Regiment is sufficient for Hong Kong, particular. by if supplimented by extrawious

before mentioned.

aid as

5. The following Table shows

the present strrugth of the farrison with the additions Ghould suggest for prace.

and war.

Present Strenght

Corp. Apartment

Grurral Staff 224

9/7 B de R.A.121 72 76 84

Sundascar

7+33 Co. R.E2

Proposed Additions || Proposed Additions

Ficed Officer.

Other Officer

Sergeants

Caplaino

Trempeters

Rank Fili

Bream Auris

Jotal

hild Officers

Captains

Other Officers

Sergeants

Rawk + Fils

Jotal

Richd Officer

Captain

Other Officers

Sangramba Fresketh sty

Rank.

Total.

3/84 88

4/23 243 3/2

4

7 14

313 16

. 27th Ragt

16 10 45 17 736 315

Comm Dept 2

2

0.5. Dept 1

A.P. Op! A.m. Dup!

A. H. Corps Schoolmasters Corps of Armourers Total

16

3

4

$

X

Remark

22 410 4196 218 for feen dascar Com

R

|/0\/5\/8|70|20909|| 1042)|

1415 3 306 3242|2|4|10|4|196|218|

§ calculated on praer Establishi

coming

215

within

6. Although not the question of "Orfence", I would

wish to remark on the number of hon Commissioned offiens and men detached from their Regimental duties for farrison

Employment. They are as follows:-

Corps

Sergeants

Corporals

Rank

2

3

6

SY

Royal Artillery Sun dascar Company 27th Juviskillings 4

Total

2 23

40

65

In Regimental Employ there are:

Corps

Royal Artillery

منة

by Sergrautó

Corporal

Rauti

aud

File

Sun dascar Company I 27th Juniskilling 32

Total

1274

11

5*

28

94

44

with the present Short Service, both the Battery and Regiment Experience great difficulty in finding suitable men, and their best characters must

Necessarily be detailed for these duties. In time of loar. the sarviers of these men would be more urgently required than

Ever

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