CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 358

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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mercantile assistants in the folany There would in my opinion

difficulty

lee found

as anxious and as

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in getting to sufficient number to accept commissions and they would s competent to attani a fair deque of efficiency as the leest uiclition and volunteer Officers England.

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auswers to the first inne

To sum up my cpecstions I would say.

Given the war strength of the Auxiliary Force required for the defence of thoughong, according to whatever scheme of Fortification & Defence may be ultimately decided on, I should permanently enclody Baked Keep

ер embodied not less than a sixth nor more

that number.

than a fault of

"The remainder of the force should be in the nature of a Militia, reqularyoubited and enrolled, to be raised by degrees, the pausing back into then ordinary occupations when dailled

called up like roluiturs at home for a weakly parade eccleodied for a month in each year for

sueu

training and liable

liable at

any emergency

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