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being attached to the Registrar General's Office in May, 1884, made an Inspector, in order
to enable him to
carry
his duties in accordance
with the law.
7.
out
A serious difficulty
has thus arisen in connection
of his
with the question of re-transfer to the Police. For if he had returned to Inspector he passed : the heads of several
the Force as would have
over
Officers
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Officers senior to him, causing thereby general dissatisfaction, and would, moreover, in the opinion of the Acting Captain Sheperintendent, have not been equal to the
work
of an ordinary Inspector of Police, owing to his long
dissociation with the Force.
8.
Major General Gordon
suggested that Edwards should take his place in the Force according to his seniority
as
dergeant. Under this
arrangement