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In addition to the above recruits, the following men passed through the P.T.S.:
Northern Chinese Contingent (for final training)......95
Shameen Municipal Council Police (for training) ...15
III. EXAMINATIONS.
During the year 15 examinations for promotion were held at P.T.S. The following table shows the number of officers who qualified for the various ranks:-
In-spector. Sub
In-
spector. Sergeant Lance
Sergeant. Europeans 10 11 51 Indians 10 21 Chinese
IV.-CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE.
The conduct and discipline of recruits was satisfactory with the following exceptions:-
Europeans: 3 were permitted to resign and one was struck off as unlikely to become efficient.
Indians: 15 were struck off as unsuitable for police duty.
Chinese (Cantonese): 1 was permitted to resign and 6 were struck off as unsuitable. 4 were dismissed for misconduct (one of these latter four was charged before a Magistrate and awarded 6 weeks imprisonment for persistently absenting himself from duty. The conduct of the Cantonese contingent was on the whole a great improvement on 1923.
Chinese (Northern): No cases of misconduct: the first of these recruits was enlisted locally in September.