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mouth, in consideration of his having passed his final
examination in the Chinese language. Without troubling Your
Lordship with too many details,
I must mention that, shortly after my assumption of the administration of this Government,
I arrived at the conclusion that the best mode of increasing the efficiency of the Police Force was to strengthen the Chinese element in it; I therefore added considerably to the numbers of the Chinese contingent, and with a view to their proper efficiency and control, detailed Mr. Wodehouse,
then a qualified Chinese interpreter attached to the Police Department, to be their Superintendent. For the extra work which these duties involved, Mr. Wodehouse, with the consent of His Excellency's predecessor, Lord Kimberley,
was allowed an addition to his interpretarial salary of £100 per annum from the Special Fund.
The policy then adopted of developing the Chinese branch of the Force has proved most satisfactory. The Chinese contingent has done excellent service, and has shown itself capable of being drilled into a high state