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on a temporary basis. If therefore it were desired at a later
date to revert to an all British European contingent there
would be no difficulty in doing so.
4. The Commissioners, with the exception of the Chairman,
advocate the adoption of the proposal set forth in paragraph
three above. The Hon. Mr. Paterson desiring to add that he
has had experience of Russians in Shanghai and has found them
to be most satisfactory.
5. The Chairman dissents from the proposal, and in lieu
thereof recommends that the reduction of the thirty posts could and should be effected by a re-organization of the duties of
section sergeants who should be mounted on motor cycles, thus
enabling each officer to cover a greater number of sections A vesied
then he can at present when he proceeds on foot.
6.
question,
Further reductions in the European contingent of one
Inspector, two Sub-Inspectors, one Sergeant, eight Lance
Sergeants and the replacement of one Russian Sergeant (paid
at the same rate as a British Sergeant) by a temporary
Russian constable, are recommended).
7. To enable these reductions in the European contingent
to be carried out it will be necessary to increase the hours
of duty from six to eight per diem, and to lengthen the
qualifying period for leave from four to five years.
Regarding
the former this will principally affect the section sergeants,
whom it is proposed by three of the Commissioners should
be Russians,
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as all other ranks already perform in actual
practice eight or more hours daily. Regarding the leave
question, the agreements of service of European police
stipulate for a five years' tour of duty, but it has been the
practice in recent years to grant leave after four years.
Apart from the extra cost in respect of passages, this