!
12
189
13
fine
on the keepers of Gambling Houses much heavier than it is, -
and leave the players alone.
6.
The Committee, it will be observed, state that they consider a Deputy Superintendent of Police absolutely necessary, not only
an
and an unnecessary Adjutant but even - entirely useless addition to the "Force", and they recommend that no time be lost in abolishing this post on its becoming vacant! On this question I have the honour
to observe that in 1872, when the population of the Colony was 121,985, there was a Captain Superintendent, a Deputy Superintendent, an Assistant, and a Paymaster, and a total Force of all ranks
In 1881, when the Census gave a population of 160,402, there was a Captain Superintendent, a Deputy Superintendent, and a Chief Inspector, and a total Force of all ranks of 610. The population of Hong Kong is now estimated at 190,000, and the Estimates provide a total force of 636, including a Captain
A