way

pas always one of my favourites, he has only just reached the rank of Inspector & I thought it hardly fair to jump him into a prominent place him

been favourites, but

which

Him

over the heads of men for

& amex pul keni in command over Amp. Kerr,

direct

seems deserving young Officer of exactly his own standing in the force, who

tone

the burden of launch work

hot

the

1

in the outer

and who

water for years;

could not be spared from the latter Police for

land

Command of his own. Combs

a good man;

Lo

he was already

I fancied

lance Sergeant:

aure

26.

a

As regards & I am

that the printed "Regulations" say

that an

Assistant Sup shall have charge of the latter Police. The regulations was however drafted I believe before the appointment of In corsehouse was ever thought of. He was

selected & sent

to

Madras for training with a special view to the recruiting, supervision &

general improvement

of the Indian Contingent &

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I utilised him principally for that purpose, which is sufficient to

occupy much

his time.

army

& Inquiries. In this case the "Regulations"

is nothing more departmental arrangement.

Captain Superintendent

of

me

which his success

is all

perfect liberty to alter

or supersede if he thinks

fit to do so. It is

that I had intended to quarter him at Kowloon & give him a

supervision

immediate of

mir the

troops

Police before I left, but

that was

not because I

felt bound hand

by

a departmental

*

From

Order by

my predecessor, but so we

after Mrs. Riley's departure. some supervision by

executive Officer seemed desirable. Why I did not do so I here

explained. Strength of Police

2004s

And the

27. I made proposals for

increase in strength before I left, to meet the opening

new country extension of building, Royal Reclamation. Has Mr May forgotten this or does

&

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on the

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