the17?
was written so I could not
raise the point about them in time to have it referred hore with the
others.
fact that a
I don't think that the
ui
turnkey is lodged. can be regarded as givinghein free quarters in the same way
gaol
as the fact that the Supermitendent of the Gaol has
house in the Gavl
can be
a
To live in the Gaol is a
part of the Turnkey's work, and I think that the irksourness of being himself made more or less of
a
prisoner and of being obliged to live
regarded
in what cannot be
ed as
cheerful quarters should be regarded
rather as one
of
the disagreeables than
of the advantages of his position.
I regard
to live in the gaol
him as
paid
and it seems
anomalous
460
anomalous to make him pay not
(
an a
but
privilege
"The value of the quarters
on a drawback.
of the rank and file of the Police
were not taken into account ou
calculating
their increases. They were dealt with quite separately.
Treasury,
(Signed) F. A. May,
Act. Col. Treasurer.
Hongkong, 14 July, 1892.