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2001 va quidê me ! „gasts,
Sir.
Aberdeen Police Station,
Hongkong, 23rd. October, 1903.
604
I have the honour to report for your inform
ation with reference to the attached, the following explanations:
On taking over charge of the Water Police
on the 15th. November last I found it no easy task to perform the
patrols as laid down in the Folice Regulation Book. In fact the most of my time was spent in the charge-room and Police Court, my duty called on me of an early morning till late at night, so much so that my usual night's rest was from 4 to 6 hours. It will thus be understood that I had little or no time left for night patrols either by land, or water. I might here mention that my Harbour patrols were even neglected to a certain extent when ex- Inspector Riley was in charge for the simple reason that I had to attend to all the practical work in connection with the Water Police. The most of my attention was devoted to the landward part of the district, that part of Kowloon Peninsula classed as the Tsin Tsa Tsui District is an important part of the Colony. In the first place it may be classed as an Indian Colony, three or so Regiments are usually stationed there not speaking of the large number of respectable Europeans who also reside there, a number of which are unfortunate enough in having their jewellery etc., stolen by their dishonest servants. There was little or no crime in the Harbour worth speaking of compared with the above section of the district. I was therefore in duty bound to devote most of my attention to the land instead of the Water Folice. I very often at uncertain hours of a night time used to go on the roof of my Quarters in order to see if the Pinnace was patrolli the Harbour all right. I always saw her moving about. The pres
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