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perver
to coercise supervision Waters of the Colony, and
vision over
the
and these only;
the
offences in question
are not committed
in such Waters, and in no one instance
has a
MAWA.
svar aded when it avas
possible for the Colonial Austiorities tõ
act for themselves.
Au
I am sorry thas Sir A. Küper did
communicate with this
Government
while on the Station (as invited by Eir
my Despatch No 5% of
H. Rolinsen- see 2011
16th declime) for
on several points I
must correct him, as, when he says
that the Colonial Government
engplays
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ment at Hongkong
Water Police achatever -
w addition to the general service of the Police who way all be used on
Harbor service when occasion requires,
there is a special Water Police, as the Annual Estimates will show. I endese N. 1. Return of these, with duties and expense
upuards of £3,000 a year, am I will
add that the Water Police are
a hard
acorsting body of men seich much
right duty le perfore.
The
very fact of these violent cuines boing committed outside Colonial Jurisdiction is the best proof of the efficiency of
our Water Police awhich is
represented not to expiar
Again
I
Cav
confidently assert
thas rio application whaliver has at
any
time or in
any shape been mad
to this Government for remuneration to