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DOWNING STREET, LONDON.
16th December
1898.
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Sir,
With reference to your letter No.20061/98 of the 7th September authorising us to engage 7 recruits for service in the Police Force in Hong Kong, I have the honour to report that up to the present we have only been able to secure one candidate and he is obliged to undergo a slight operation before we can finally conclude his engagement.
2. The man Barker referred to in the enclosure to the Governor's despatch declined to engage upon being told the value of the dollar.
3.
We have applied to the Aberdeen Police Force, The London Metropolitan Force, and the Glasgow Force, but without success, no volunteers being forthcoming. We have now applied to the Liverpool Force and if unsuccessful we propose to apply to other of the large English towns, but we fear there may be some delay, the terms offered evidently not appearing attractive.
4. It occurs to us that it would be some advantage if the exchange compensation were promised permanently, instead of being guarded as at present by stating that its continuance cannot
be promised.
he Under Secretary of State,
&c. &c. &C.
I have the honour to be, sir,
Your Obedient Servant,
Matmerm
Colonial Office.