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sby the Orpartiments in which

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they are Employed, and the

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be so much the weaker at the

moment they were required to be most affective. I would therefore suggest that it would be of great assistance in a small Garrison such as this is, so 1 for from England, if the per. manent farrison Employ duties were as far possible per.

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• formed by men of the Army Service Corps, or by Civilian Clarks, ate, and the Troops were only called on to detail non Commissioned Officers and men for farrison Employment, whenever a temporary bacancy occurred in the normal Orpart. mental Establishments, or whenever additional assistance was temporarily required under pressure of work.

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Volunteers and "Auxiliaries Local" It is only in time of was that the services of wither Volunteers or Auxiliaries Local" would be dr. sirable, and tobe of any

real use, it is essential for them to be existing disciplined bodies and not improvised for the

occasion.

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occasion.

There are many ways

many ways in which the services of Volunteers could be utilized in time of war, and the stronger the Corps is in time of Peace, the better. Although to repel

a hostile raid, I think that our European Regiment, of full strength, might provide for the Infantry defence, still it would leave no margin whatever, and in case of an organized attack, such as might be made by a Russian Forer from Nadivostock, it would not be sufficient. I would therefore suggest that the war garrison of Hong Kong should include a body of some 700 or 800 Auxili- aries Local", and in default of more satisfactory arrangements, a Battalion of native Hoops from India would be the best solution to the question in opinion.

8. Carriers or

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I would recommend for the Consideration of the Committer, that a permanent Chinese Corps for Land Transport and general duties be organized under the Commissariat Orpartiuent

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