of arrival he should receive a salary of
£800 per
115 fur
22.
annum, and
an increase of
to £650.
I think this arrangement which Sergeants to be
the addition of the six Sergeants
sent out by Sir Richard Mayne, who I
equal
will probably supersede number of the present sergeants and Inspectors, will go far to complete the
reform of the Police force which I am
striving to
23.
effect.
I also think
Your
Lordship
will not
regard
the
contemplated
addition
to the force as excessive, when it is considered
that
a coloured Regiment of the same
strength as the Police here, viz: 1000 men
would probably consist of nine Companies,
and be officered by a Lieutenant Colonel,
9 Majors, 9 Captains, 18 Subalterns, and a proportionate number of non-commissioned Officers, although its duties would be more simple, less harassing, and more
concentrated, whilst the
men would not
be exposed to the extraordinary temptations
of the Police here.
24.
Anticipating Your Lordship's
support of the above views I have
therefore already caused £800 to be remitted
to the Punjab Government to defray the
expenses of Mr Cragh and the 100 men to Calcutta, and I
may
add that these
expenses are all included in the Estimates
for 1869.
the necessity of sending nearly 100 of the Police to Bombay, and
re...