Major Caine submitted a list
of thirty three men, whom he reported
to be
fit
to undertake the duty, and the
matter was referred to the determination.
Council came
to
a
decision
that they should be formed into squad for temporary trial on the following scale and rate of pay. 1. Staff: 1 Havildar or Superintendent $16 per month, 2 Havildars or Sergeants.
$16 16 20 Privates $8 160 12 8 200 Total 24On the 25th September, the Council
took
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read a letter from Major Caine, herewith enclosed, with the accompanying p.2. report from Capt. Bruce recommending the addition of One naik and two privates to the Hindostanee Police, to make it as efficient as possible for protection of the town, and to enable the Chief Magistrate to extend it from
the
Burial ground to the gap on the East, a point at which robbers are in the habit of entering the town. It was resolved by the Council that the augmentation should be made at the same rate of payment as the rest of the Native force.
There is no doubt
The difficulty of maintaining European force in health and efficiency in this climate; will I have render it necessary to adopt a Malay or native Police for the performance of the bulk of the duties. This class of persons possess additional
qualification from their superior habits of sobriety, and with European superintendence, are fully equal to the due restraint of the Chinese population, from among whom it is impossible to select a trustworthy body