DESPATCH.
To abolish the Office of Deputy Superintendent of Police at Hongkong,
I have the honour to state that I have given the necessary directions for the carrying out of Your Lordship's instructions.
I may be allowed to take this opportunity of reporting that I am rather favourably impressed with what I have already seen of the Police Force of this Colony.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
W. B. Bowen
Governor.
Date 1883
No. 469
4 May
As previous Paper.
Gov 2289/82
Aus: 133-2
29 Jun
77209 Hong Kong
No. 10465
(Subject.)
The Police Force
21
10400
RECEIVED 13 JUN
Report on sickness prevalent and necessity for improvements in barracks.
(Minutes.)
M: Meade.
Tell the Governor to proceed as he proposes, $20,000 this year for the most urgent, adding that as a rule care should be taken not to exceed the annual Estimate, I tell him to consider carefully what shall be done next when the annual estimates are before the Council.
C-Pt- 25 June 25.
Am 24/6 Gud. 20.
E.α. 27.June.
D.9.2%;