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crowding of rooms which are on the ground floor and somewhat
dark and ill-ventilated.
(c). New Store.
The present store is entirely inadequate. As far
30017 back as 1900 Sir H. Blake recommended, in his despatch Mo.368
0 of the 11th of August in that year, the resumption of a portion
of the property which it is now desired to acquire, for a store
and for married quarters for Indian Police and Warders in the
Gaol, and provision was made for $45,000 in the Estimates for
1902 for acquiring the property. The resumption was not, how-
ever,
carried out.
The policy has since been adopted of granting
married Indian Police Sergeants and Indian Prison Warders house
allowances. This system is found preferable to one under which
Indian women would live in close proximity to barracks in which
a large number of unmarried Indian Police are quartered.
(d).
Offices for (a) an Assistant Superintendent of Police,
(b) Chief Inspector, (c) the Detective Staff and (d) the Finger
Prints Department. These are all urgently required.
(e).
Mess rooms
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baths and latrines for the Chinese
and Indian Police mentioned in (a) and (b).
(f).
Gymnasium for all nationalities in the Force.
This is a very desirable means of physical development.
(g).
Reading and recreation rooms (2) for the European
Police in this Barracks. The existing accommodation in this
respect is very inadequate.
2.
I had hoped to send you with this despatch
detailed plans of the manner in which I would propose to
utilise the property which I recommend should be acquired. Plans
have in fact been prepared but they are open to so many object-
ions that I am engaged on a complete revision of them. The
arrangement of the accommodation required is not an easy problem
and I am not able to assure you that the acquisition of the
whole of the land is required for present purposes. But I am
convinced