DRAFT.
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this.
that
hereafter on vacancy
course is adopted,
se however the saving caused by
ease
the abolition of one Magistracy would for the present be reduced from $5,000 to $3,000 a year. The duties of Coroner might perhaps be given to the Superintendent of the Gaol, and you could doubt-
less select some other officer
to undertake the duties of Superin-
tendent of the Fire Brigade. The abolition of the second Magistrate
will apparently require an amend-
ment of Ordinance 10 of 1890.
In regard to the pro- posed combination of the post of
Superintendent of the Gaol with
that of the Deputy Superintendent
of Police, I have to remind you
that General Gordon stated, in a
Report dated 16th April, which
formed an enclosure to your des-
patch No.148 of 27th April last,
that for the efficient carrying
out of the duties of the Hong Kong
Police, it was in his opinion nec-
essary that there should be two su-
perior officers whose whole time
should be devoted to Police duties.
I am disposed to concur in this
opinion,
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