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On the subject of the Chinese Police, I may here mentine that.
during the
year
1853. il vo
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found impossible to get Indians, and fourtion Chinese
were
therefore
substituted to do the legulur duty
beats ; the result has fully confioned the opinion before : xpressed that the Chinese
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inclese with the exception stated.
The superior utility of the
Indian Force
ao
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readily apparent ;
they formed a very
serviccable
preventive Police, at the same
time that they
wvere
comparatively
inexpensive .. It is scarcely necessary, but I venture to allude to the foot
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fact
established, that, owing to the
owing
peculiar circumstances
situation of this Colony by ste
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contignity to the mainland, thoroughly preventive
itive force
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the only description of Police applicable;
vvv vvcaus
of detection
exist; and it is therefore absolutely
essential to preclude as for
possible the
He cerro
of
being committed, although this
calls
for a great expence, it ia undoubtedly the mo
most satrafactory
systion aurperhaps the most economical. – In the
years 18117
and 1848, a very serviceable Force
existed in the Colony
the Colony - the
story being
The Indian Force whe
being sufficiently _ but not to well paid - gave satisfaction :
year
the
1848, the force consisted of.
43 Curopeans, 1/4 Indians, 23 Shinest at this period it wous considered