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Endlosure!
Honourable Colonial Secretary,
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The conclusions which I arrive at from the above are EC 03
(a) The A.H.M. has already as many duties as any one man can perform
to his own, or anyone else's, satisfaction.
(b) Even if he had the time to devote to further duties, I consider
that it is placing him in a false position when he is asked to serve
two masters with widely separated objects in view, and with methods
frequently antagonistic.
(c) That it will be found infinitely oreferable to keep each Dept.
separate from all the other. Divided control is certain, sooner or
later to lead to discord, and, in the present case, the conflicting
interests of the two Deots would, I am convinced, work orejudicially
to both.
8. If I may be cercitted to offer a suggestion, my ooinion having
been asked on the subject, I would propose:-
(a) That an Officer (either ex Naval or Merchant Service), receive
the appointment as Supt.of Water Police, to be under the sole control
of the C.S.P.
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(b) That he be engagel on the exoress understanding that he is not to.
exoect oromotion in the Police Force.
(c) That, to enable the H.W. to exercise that control over the
Harbour and Waters of the Colony, which Ordinance 36 of 1899 demands
such
of him, sone scheme as that enclosed (Barbour Matchen), be sanctioned, :
(Si.)
B.R.H.Taylor.
AR. H.M.
13.10.03.