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that from all I had observed in reference to the Force it
appeared
to
ane
to require
thorough reorganization, and that
without some very great changes
in beth its organization and administration,
its efficiency
I
could not be scoured
Since that date nearly
twelve months have, elapsed in the
X
course of which I have performed the duties connected with the three most important effices in the Parce; namely of Apistant Superintendent Deputy Superintendent, and Captai Superintendent, and am
than
ever
am now more
convinced of the abestute
necessity of a change of system as
without it; efficiency
expected .
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can
hardly be
× H. The entire absence of anything
X
approaching regularity and good
order struck me so
forcibly
my
arrival, that I. readily conceived why such a general outery had
been raised against the Porce.
X
J.
It was not until
my
appontinent as Acting Captain Superintendent that I became thoroughly acquainted with all
attending the disorganized
the evils
state of the Force, and the divided
authority prevailing in reference to Police matters in Hongshing.
The duties of the three
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