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I would like especially to mention the excellent conduct of the Non-Commissioned
Officers and men of the R. H. A. and R. A. Only 2 men were reported to me during the
whole time they were in camp.
Native.
I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of the native
troops in camp, and it was a real pleasure to me to be so
closely associated with them.
Only one serious case of misconduct occurred, that of a Private in the 2nd Bombay
Grenadiers who assaulted a comrade with an axe, I sent him in to be dealt with by his
Commanding Officer.
2. As regards the general conduct of the troops on plague duty, I have daily accom-
panied them in their operations, and I consider they have all
General Conduct.
worked hard and well. The utmost keenness has been shown
by both officers and men and I feel sure they have done their best to carry out the instruc-
tions of the Plague Committee.
An earnest endeavour has also been made to carry out the work with due regard to the
feelings of the inhabitants, and the prejudices of caste and Native customs.
Considering the peculiar nature of their work and the time the operations lasted
I think their conduct could hardly have been better.
I attach reports (Appendix I) from most of the officers as well as from Mr. Plunkett,
C. I. E., the Cantonment Magistrate, and Surgeon-Major Barry, I. M. S., who all testify
to the excellent conduct and good work of the men.
3. The work of the search parties, chiefly carried out by men of the Durham Light
Search
parties.
Infahtry and Royal Irish Riñes was, I think, efficiently done, as
witness the number of cases and corpses discovered by them.
The work entailed a great amount of fatigue in constantly entering houses, going up and
down stairs, and poking about in all the hooks and cranicies. All the officers engaged
ou this duty worked hard and exercised a proper supervision over their men, and no cases of
misconduct were substantiated.
In addition to the city, cantonment, and suburban areas, 31 villages in the surrounding
county were searched by parties from this camp. This sometimes entailed a march of 8 or
9 miles on the part of the men before work commenced. (Appendix VIII.)
4. The work of fumigating and lime-washing was done by men of the Royal Artillery and
Sappers and Miners, and R. I. R. and 28th Bombay Pioneers. It
Fumigating and Lime-washing.
entailed some hard work and destruction of clothing on the part
of the men. The parties being frequently separated and not under the eye of an officer, I
think it is very creditable that so few pases of misconduct have occurred.
I would mention Captain Hussey, R. Η. Α., Lieutenant Mackenzie, 28th Bombay Pioneers,
Lieutenant Touge, R. E., and Lieutenant Molloy, R. I. R., as doing good work on this
duty (Appendix VIII.)
5. I would bring to notice the good work done by the men of the 2nd Bombay Lancers
Cavalry.
under Lieutenant Crawford (and Doreton for a short time).
Both these officers were very energetic. The men were
engaged on night duty, and one-fifth of the cases and corpses reported by the troops passed
constantly through their hands.
6. I would mention the good work clone by Lieutnant Owen Lewis and the men of
Segregation party. the 14th Bombay Infantry in segregation duty. This officer
was most energetic, and his men were ever ready to turn out
at all hours and accompany him on his rounds,
7. I would also mention the name of Surgeon-Lieutenant Kiddle, A. M. S., who,
in addition to the medical charge of a large camp, accom-
Medical Officer.
panied the search divisions daily, and also had the oversight
of the Mahomedan hospital (Appendix VII).
8. As Transport Officer Lieutenant Daunt, R. I. R., was of great assistance to me.
The daily parading and marshalling (in the dark) in their
Transport Officer.
proper order, of the transport for the several divisions, amount-
ing as it did for some time to no less than 81 vehicles, was in itself a feat requiring great
tact and management. On no occasion was there the slightest hitch, which is very credit-
able considering the cramped space available for carts in camp and the fact that a large
amount of it was hired and had undisciplined drivers.
In this work he was ably assisted by Sergant Ross, R. E., on whom the work devolved
daily of preparing and loading the carts with the fumigating and lime-washing materials.
(Appendix V.) ·
9. Captain Morphey, R. I. R. and Captain Hussey, R. Η. Α., in addition to good work
in the city, &c., gave me great assistance in camp. The Can-
Captain Morphey Captain Hussey, tonment Magistrate reports Captain Ηussey, R. H. A., Lieut.
Lieut. Deas, Lient. Molloy-
Deas, 19th Bombay Infantary, and Lieutnant Molloy, R. I. R.,
or good work in Cantonments (Appendix I.)