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certain claims of the English
the English Constables in the Police Force of Hong Kong.
concerned it.
o Is this correspondence period antecedent to my assumption of this Government, I referred it to Mr. Warsh; and I now transmit some observations from him, and from Mr. Deane, the Captain Superintendent of the Police.
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Enclosure 1.
Enclosure 2
observe that a glance at my despatch
the 30th ultimo, will show 1960 11.91 of
that the position and duties of English Constables at Hongkong are very different indeed from those of English Constables at home. It is to be remembered, moreover, that here They have to contend with a tropical climate, very trying and depressing to English constitutions; and yet that they are not really, (it is believed), paid so well as English Constables discharging less dangerous and difficult duties in the healthy and invigorating climate of Australia.
It will be seen that the Captain Superintendent (Mr. Deane), writes as follows:.
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