CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 248

It may be contructed that these Chinese- have already done us good service, as Coolies in war muder British Officers - and that tor, against their our Centriguen, this is undoubtedly true but the prevailing Conditions are not appolite

The 1860 the Cantonese employed were removed from the vicinity of their Native Province. to a Northern land, whose people were Strangers - and whose langu. knew not- having accepted light the British for dollars. their lives as well as their hopes of retuzu. were of he

boned up in British of necessity bound up in. Success

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If the provision of a local Aupilliary

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Fone is - or becomes necessary much mind instinctively points to the Natives of Sudia to find the element fitted. dupplement the British Anus aiming a preponderating Nationalitic foreign Beach - amney where the Goorkas

- appear to me lobe the mace of all others best suited for the service proposed. hardy-failliful of schoolidged bravery - they would defend Noughoug or all but equal terms within the British Soldier

To obtain such a force for

local Service - it would restrith the Colonial Executive to concert with the Sudian Government whether they should

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annually for the permanent presser and service of such a force ? __ whether such an Auxilliary tercice would not under engagement be provided on the call of the Colerical_ Government in anticipative of threatened hostilikes

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in former would be autres produe = expenditure of currentlaxation in days of profound peace, it is therefore suggested that the latter fro -polition would best meat the peasities of the Empire and

and the Colony

Acertain amount of taxation might be annually funded as a premium on the insurance for safely provided. under lugagement - which in days of danger would be forthe coming uittians bearing too heavily on the theme residues in the Colony, who as loyal Volunteers wered bready giving their dinices in defence of the Island and in maintaining

British it against all comers as a

Possession.

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