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and another mortally wounded. The former is recovering in the (English) Civil Hospital; but the latter has
since died. The Coroner's Inquest returned a verdict of "Justifiable Homicide"; and the alert action of the Sikh patrol will, it is hoped, have
a deterrent effect on Chinese marauders.
It is not desired to
6.
impute blame to Mr. Deane, (the
Civilian Captain Superintendent of
The Police),
for he
was
now on leave of absence;
himself aware
of many
of the defects in the drill and
discipline
of the Force, and strongly urged before his departure the appointment of a Military Adjutant. I will ask permission
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to repeat, in conclusion, the words which I used when, soon
after my
arrival in this Colony, I first turned
my
attention to the condition of the Police. I wrote as follows in my
despatch 12:134 of the 29th June ultimo; and my subsequent experience has amply confirmed the views then expressed in
"I desire it to be understood that
nothing