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recommended for the Police,
soon, as the necessary
sum
As
shall have been voted by the Legislative Council. This matter
will be laid before the Legislature
in the approaching session. As the principle that
An increase is desirable,
have
already been affirmed by the Finance Committee, there is no
doubt that the
money
will be readily voted, more
especially
as the proposed rates do not
exceed those now offered by the
Municipality
at Shanghai.
I referred to this latter point in
my despatch 12353 of the 26th
December Ultimo.
2. In a previous despatch
from Your Lordship No. 139 of
the 11th July Ultimo, it is stated that "I will address you
"in a separate despatch as to the
"fresh Pension Minute which
"will have to be issued to take
the place of that of 17th March 1874. Meanwhile I have left "the question of pension open in
"the