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In a small portion of about eight hundred (800) effective English troops, (including the Battery of the Naval Artillery, and one of the Line).

A battalion of infantry

Such for this purpose, it is necessary that the European and Sikh Contingent should be regularly drilled and exercised by a Military Officer.

(2). General Sargent assures me that the pay and allowances mentioned above (amounting to rather more than £300 a year) are sufficient to secure the services of a thoroughly efficient Military Adjutant, a Captain or Senior Subaltern of the regiment in garrison for the time being. General Sargent further agrees with me that the Officer in question should continue to perform his regimental duties, which, on an average, do not occupy him for much more than two hours each day;

but that he should devote the rest of his time to the Police. Among other advantages of this arrangement, the Officer would thus form a connecting link between the Police and the Soldiers — an object of vital importance, which those who know garrison towns will agree.

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In a small portion of about eight hundred (800) effective English troops, (including the Battery of the Naval Artillery, and one of the Line). A battalion of infantry Such for this purpose, it is necessary that the European and Sikh Contingent should be regularly drilled and exercised by a Military Officer. (2). General Sargent assures me that the pay and allowances mentioned above (amounting to rather more than £300 a year) are sufficient to secure the services of a thoroughly efficient Military Adjutant, a Captain or Senior Subaltern of the regiment in garrison for the time being. General Sargent further agrees with me that the Officer in question should continue to perform his regimental duties, which, on an average, do not occupy him for much more than two hours each day; but that he should devote the rest of his time to the Police. Among other advantages of this arrangement, the Officer would thus form a connecting link between the Police and the Soldiers — an object of vital importance, which those who know garrison towns will agree.

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499

Ina âmall parrisin of about Eight hundred

(800) exlective English troops, (including

the Bulling of the Noval Artillery, and In of the Line).

baltation of infanbyg

Buch for Mis purpire, it to recessay

Met the European and Sitch Contingut

Chould be

regularly drilled and

Malucied bes in Military Officer.

(2). General Surgent

hassures hel

that the pay and allowances mentured

above (amounting Baalter Es about

300 a year) are dufficient to secure

the devices of a thoroughly efficient Military Adjutant, a Ceplane or

Venior

Sonics Subaltern of the regiment in farrisin for the time being-General Sargent further agrees with me that the

Officer in question should contiune to

perton his regimental duties, which, in

and

in average, do not occupy him for Much as two hours Lach day;

hat he should devole the rest of his

time to the Police. Among other advantages of this by athen, the offices

leik would this forme a connecting between the Police and the Colders -

as all

An object of vital importânce, who know parrisin towns will agree.

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