thee he is the only man in this community who unites in his own person the necessary qualifications. For
(1.) "The superintendent should be of social position, under whom the Military Officers, who, with the soldiers of the Garrison, render prompt and valuable aid at all serious fires, will be ready and willing to act cordially.
(2.) The superintendent should be in official position, such as that of Police Magistrate or Superintendent of Police, whom the members of the Fire Brigade, who are for the most part also members of the Police Corps, and the Chinese Community generally, are accustomed to respect and to obey. In fact, the post of Superintendent was previously held for many years by Mr. May, formerly Police Magistrate and Coroner, and by Mr. Creagh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, who also acted for some time as Coroner. Its salary is equivalent to £170 only one hundred and seventy pounds a year in English money; it is obviously indispensable that it should continue