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Paragraph 7 of of the Government Agents would not be taken up to such an extent na at present Memorandum. with unimportant details.

45. I do not consider it necessary further to discuss the details of Mr. Dickson's scheme of reorganisation, though it is possible that hereafter some of his other sugges- tions, in addition to those which have been noticed, may prove worthy of adoption; and I will now only, in conclusion, invite the careful attention of your advisers and yourself to the opinions expressed in this Despatch, and express my hope that they may be carried into effect at an early date.

I have the honour to be, by Sir,

Sir A. Gordon.

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POUR

Your most obedient humble servant,

(Signed) Derby

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the geographical difficulties pointed he centres of administration would the Commissioner would be not, so visit and inspect a series of district ged in its favour, I am of opinion to outweigh the general objections napping out a country according to iticism on more special grounds. to give as much power to any of the of the Commissioners, who would the Colonial Secretary. Further, points out, be probably caused e would be injured. It would be it affecting the position of existing iderstand the position of the District laying their grievances before one in referring to one of the seven

in the same hands, to a greater duties; he wishes apparently that the Indian Collector Magistrates; of Government at the present time,

o involve the extension of an un- f executive and judicial powers.

tained in his memorandum, which ment, and it appears to me that public, irrespectively of the rest of

under the control of the provincial Police to be

• been rife in the Colony of late placed under

Government

as hardly been satisfactory, and it Agents.

at the Government Agent, who is

vince, should have no control over

* independently of and in depart-

by Mr.' Dickson in the words Paragraph 9 of of the country gives encourage- Memorandumu.

kness.

would consider whether it might

n of the force, to bring the Police of the Government Agent, who with the village headmen for the and prevention of crime. When-

se of serious riots, for the police to ublic peace, the Inspector-General nt, remain responsible, and in all nspector-General would retain bis sist mainly in inspecting the force

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also inspecting the prisons, as

sion has been made in the 24th e-arrangement of the Police duties ell that the change is not intended the force.

glad to see, if possible, adopted, Revenue of ild account direct to the Central cers to account

direct to

would be the District Agents, Treasury under the financial authorities in Paragraph 10.

ourse might be adopted with the

understand, send in their accounts Mr. Dickson, in order that the

nce.

Treasury, it is reasonable to be avoided, and that the time

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