Mr Lucas
Can you separate and thing[s] capable of oppressing suitable to take the Magistrate's place temporarily in the meantime? Comparatively rate in the reformatory employed.
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the former is right in desiring a strong man positions SW 24 chang
There is a deputy superintendent of police, M. Badeley, who would naturally act for
He also was a cadet. He is, as we know, a young man but as far as good grasp. Capt: Hastings is wanted.
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• stick to the Post Office) would do very
At present he will. The Straits Service is open to him as well as the Hongkong.
If a military man is wanted, the officer of the garrison might be temporarily employed
and if he had been a couple of years in garrison he might know something of Chinese laws, though probably not much.
But I doubt altogether as to moving... from the force - unless, as is probable, it is his own wish. I have said that Ireland is a very good head, and I want him to organise the force for the whole enlarged colony. I think, if Mr Lockhart is seconded to take charge of the new district for purely magisterial work, we want... to be had better they express suggested informally to Ho Kai, the Hongkong member of Council. I should like to put these various considerations into a despatch and to emphasise the point that whatever arrangements are made now had better be temporary only and subject to revision.
On the whole, I would suggest as I have, follow it up alone can by telegram and I would be the suggests patch an a despatch on the above lines into a detailed one, combining it with an answer to 8832, which see.
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I think that the appointment of a magistrate for the new territory is out pressing matter and it until even be a despatch can reach, but I fear that it should not be a appointment for the present - I also think it unwise to charge the head of the Police at this juncture specially as it must be inferred from this telegram that there is no man in the Colony whom the H. thinks competent to fill the post.
I would telegraph.
Irremediable to move May from Police as proposed - You should consult there...