CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 319

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inswers to questions of

Secret & Cauf! Contro

315

/ The available material for

Ausciliary

Farce consists of Chinese

Malays and Routines

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7

Inchi.

Frome long experience of the latter auch limitedt acquaintance with the trus nationalities. I should recom

Former

the

(mend the greater proportion of Force should consist of natives of India, Sikhs, Punjabees, Pathaus, scing undoubtedly sesperior in soblies like qualities to either malays Chinese_ The nucleus of the force -being of tried and known quality I consider a good apportunity offers for the testing of the other nationalities in a cutane proportion. Malay; & Natives frame the Malay Mehle Eago,

25 per cunt & Chinese of the say best quality for the purpose, say

10 percut

The recruiting of various classes and sarte of Malays would ensure the prevention of any combination Conmight there inimical to the English interest in time of war.

A danger maisto in the a

employment of Chinese owing

to causes slech

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