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bribes offered, and the inducement of
diminished.
pay to take those bribes, for
the means of increasing the Idlice pay
would be at an
end
along
with the
Licensing system.
On the other hand Your Grace
must bear in mind that
mind that so long
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the
present dicensing system is continued there
Lis little
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papilcility of the Palice bing
formerly, because it is not
corrupted us formerly.
warth
any
one's while to bribe them, and
hence the system may in that respect be Fregarded as completely self acting.
8. I thence infer that whether the present system be continued or the old be reverted to
any large increase of pay
merely would not effect any proportionate
At the same time it is
very
good. desirable, if the Goverment expects any
really
cordial apistance from the Police, that the status of a Constable here be made both
more
comfortable and more respectable than
purpose
j
would long have
at present. For this since, if the bolony had the means, proposed a moderate increase to the pay of some members of the force, in the hope of inducing them to look to it their permanent home, and would also have advocated an increase of about 20
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in the European portion of the force.
9.
former object
I propose to effect the sit
Conduct pay
of good
The shape.
revokable at pleasure,
and which shall not entitle the recipients
to-
ncrease of pension or grativity,
and