matter
Government Gazette 1878 page 1261 that Telephones would be preferable to the present instruments for Police
It would be a purposes. to be settled by experience whether they would be suitable for the longer stretches of distance, such as those between Whitfield and Shan Ki Wang, and Shan Hi Wan and Cape d'Aquilar and Stanley
4. I estimate that 18 Lelephones are required in the first instance. 5. With reference to the concluding paragraph of Mr Suenson's letter the Police line from the Central Police Barracks to Government Offices, or to the Harbour Office, is quite open for his experiments
without
without putting
of erecting
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him to the expense
a new one
6. In fact, I doubt whether tu. Sucusor is acquainted with the present Police system of wires, and if he would call at the Central Station, I think he would obtain information that would modify
odify and assist his
plaus.
(Siqued) W. Mr. Deane.
Captain Luperintendens
of
Police
10th November 1807.