456
am of opinion that if 5 additional Acting Sergeants are
made with pensionable allowance of $3 per mensen each (but
no married quarters), then the number of European Constables
might be reduced by 4 in addition to the 2 European Con-
stables that I have recommended should be struck off the
strength of the Water Police.
The saving effected would be
4 E. P. Cs.
Uniform
of Ditto.
$2,400
156
$2,556
Less $180 per annua allowance to 5 Acting Sergeants $2,376.
The Force is short in Sergeants, and in my
opinion the reduction in Constables and addition to the num-
ber of Acting Sergeants will conduce to improved efficiency.
The total saving that will be effected if ali
the recommendations contained in this report are approved
will be $5,516.28 against the increase in expenditure recom-
mended in previous reports of the 13th. & 14th. instants.
By these alterations the Estimates for 1899
would stand as follows:-
European Force Land & Water.
9 Acting Sergeants at $636 each
64 P. Cs.,4 at 540 60 at 600
$5,724
33,160
Water Police,
Chinese.
48 P. Cs. 35
13
1st.class at 108 2nd. Do. at 96
5,028
6 Engineers at 192
1,152
Other