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Return of Police treated in Government Civil Hospital for fever or dengue fever from 1st January to 31st December, 1904:
Nationality.
Europeans, Indians,
Chinese,
Old Territory.
20
69
29
New Territory.
5
16
2
In addition to cases treated in Hospital for fever or dengue fever from the New Territory, the following number of cases were treated for fever in the various stations in the New Territory without being removed to Hospital, viz. :—
Europeans 17, Indians 62, Chinese 13.
EXECUTIVE STAFF.`
23. I returned from leave on 18th March. The Deputy Superintendent (Captain F. W. LYONS) left for England on leave on 2nd March, Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX acted during his absence, and Mr. E. D. C. WOLFE acted as Assistant Superintendent at the New Territory.
The second Assistant Superintendent (Mr. P. P. J. WODEHOUse) left for England on leave on 10th September.
On the 1st October Mr. BASIL TAYLOR, Assistant Harbour Master, was appointed Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police, and placed in immediate control of the Water Police. This appointment was made with a view to the re- arrangement of duties where possible so as to do away with unnecessary overlapping and duplication of work by the Police and Harbour Departments, and in order to give the Water Police more thorough instruction in seamanship and train them to more efficiently assist in the general control of the harbour. The result so far has been satisfactory and encouraging.
Mr. T. II. KING was appointed Probationer and arrived in the Colony on the 17th December.
POLICE FORce.
24. Forty-five Europeans were engaged during the year, 17 were recruited in England, and 28 enlisted locally. Of these 28, 10 resigned and 1 was dismissed.
Out of a draft of 12 recruits (members of the R. N. Reserve) who were sent out from Home in August, four turned out very bad bargains and had to be dis- missed.
In April the force generally and the detective branch in particular sustained a severe loss by the death of Inspector GIDLEY, an extremely able and zealous officer, and very popular with all classes..
Another able and highly esteemed officer-Inspector WILLIAMSON-died on the 15th December.
25. I attach a report on the policing of the New Territory by Mr. WOLFE. (Appendix II.).
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
I have, &c.,
F. J. BADELEY, Captain Superintendent of Polire.