suppression of Crime by improvement of the Police the Colony could not at present otherwise afford the contemplated expense.
11.
As however I am satisfied
that in a matter of such importance to the Colony Your Lordship's interest and sympathy will effect all that can reasonably be expected. I leave the matter with Confidence in Your Lordship's
hands.
"I have the honor to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient
humble Servant,
Richard Graves MacDonnell
Governor
Hongkong 10.9.61
MINUTE PAPER.
St. Progen 29/9/69
The Governor
European Police
44 recruits for 30 cadet
& shows reason
for the necessity being supplied.
This should be considered in
conjunction with the Gambling question
The Expense should come, he proposes
out of the special Fund.
K. Robinson
that the Lord consider that
The dates diaries Lord Granville
but this allows in the Gambling despatch $30,000
Towards police,
partly based on
some
The Governor's original
proposal to increase the force by only
40 new.
If this suggestion of the former
the extent of is approved the Home Office must be asked to submit the draft, of which
K. Iniver qt Inn
could not be copy with sent Expected reply)
approval generally Rand to that effect.
H. Henderson. W.R..
Think out) that have represented to Lord ath, with fully Sand...