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Recruitment for the Police and
Remarks kaining Candidates
for the Service
1135.
The subject of recruitment for the Police having been discussed at the Legislative Comal, and commented on in nearly all its bearings by the Pres, will,
justify
my referring to it before concluding
this report.
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As from what has
been stated on
the
subject it
may fairly be assumed that
the services of the Sikhs will
not be retained after
the
expiration
of these first engagement, some
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measures will have to be adopted
for filling the vacancies that
by
their departure.
would be caused
137.
men from.
The subject has been
out
very ably dealt with by a correspondent of the Daily Sheff B.D., particularly as to the facilities of bringing.
from home via the Suez Canal :
I may here mention that when in England C some eighteen months since, I was directed to
ascertain whether suitable men
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could be procured for the Police service in the colonies, and I reported that any
number of such
could be easily obtained for $30 per mouth :
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