CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 367

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1o 10. I

am unable to ansur this questure with any approach

to accuracy - but lookng at

the cart.

q

star

Kalui Ford -I.

would imagine that the cost.

of a force of 1500 Infantry with be somewhere betium $300.000

and $400.000 pir

annumb

exclusive of cost of providing

barracks -

N°11 With the exception

of a few

Hatchas mentioned already my anton to this is No.

no doubt but nothus docile or amenable to strict

N° 12. Temperate n

discipline -

tr 13 Officers should certainly learn

some chuine - but to master

such a languap aftur having Commenced its study late in life is what very few would be found capable of doing

et 14 I don't the habits and customs

of the clumière militate against then making good solchins but I think that their claw

Connections and the power of

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the choice Government over. their relatives living in chuis would :

raised This applies specially to men

in this colony or to occinity No 15 - No- certainly not the sale

charge.

1° 16- yes

217.

Siths & Ghuskas.

-

M. 18. I dont know of anything that

could be done : unless there was

actual nar. or iminunant danger

-of

it _ the number of volunteus "That would persevere with Their work must be insequificant

No 19 - Yes. I think a portion of the

Polizora could be utilized

in count of war —

A-20 - I should say that the Chine Government und brein witte "perfect indifference - the formation offa Ohmine force of the size contemplated in Henry Ring- the Empire

the Empire is so large that they can always get plenty

of men for their own armies. if they will pay thens and can raise the money to do it

Having answard most of the questions to the best of my ability. I beg to

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