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on the Island in a quantity sufficient to require military protection, and the Naval Hospital requirements in the way of Sentries can be met by Marines or Police.
3. It would be very advantageous from a Police point of view if the Mounted Infantry Company (sanctioned, but not yet formed), of the Chinese Regiment were one of the two companies to be retained at Wei-Hai-Wei.
4. If the garrison be stationed on the Island it will be necessary to establish a Civil Police force at once on the mainland, and, even if stationed on the mainland, it is quite possible that Police work might so increase as to seriously interfere with military requirements and discipline. In that case the Civil Police would be gradually introduced.
5. I forward herewith an estimate of the cost of a small police force based on the present condition of the Territory as regards crime. It is very probable that it may prove to be insufficient, and may have to be increased. The annually recurrent ex- jenditure is estimated at about £1,400 for a force of about fifty men.
I have, &c.,
A. R. F. DORWARD,
Construction of telephone wire connecting Mat'ou with the frontier and market towns and police stations..... Purchase of 10 ponies, and of saddlery, &c.
mensem
Pony allowance to Superintendent
per One orderly for Superintendent at $7 Four coolies for police barracks and stables at $6 per
mensem
One Chinese clerk, interpreter, and storekeeper for Mat'ou Photographing prisoners Good Conduct pay
0,000
1,000
180
84
288
480 100
150 1,192
Total
OF
$26,000
£2,600*
* of which about £1,400 will be annually recurrent expenditure.
A. R. F. DORWARD,
Major-General,
Commissioner.
Contingencies, repairs to buildings, telephone line, &c.
Major-General,
Commissioner.
October 12, 1901.
200
Enclosure in No. 63.
CIVIL POLICE FORCE.-MAINLAND.
1. Establishment.-Police force to be constituted as follows:—
No. 64.
25 Constables
2 Sergeants
Mounted 3-for 4 market towns and Mat'ou.
2 Corporals
10 Constables Mounted 6--for 2 frontier police stations and police patrol
2 Sergeants duty over whole district.
5 Detectives. Three for Mat'ou and 2 to frontier stations.
One British Superintendent of Police, resident at Mat❜ou.
Total number of Force-Forty-six, and 1 Superintendent.
2. Recruiting-Force to be recruited locally, and the security of 2 Shopkeepers and Headmen of Villages to be given.
Sergeants to be time expired men of 1st Chinese Regiment, who are natives of places within the British Concession, with certificates of good conduct, and security guaranteed as above.
Detectives to be local natives, able to write and read, and to give better security than is required for ordinary rank and file.
The type of Police Force to be a semi-military one, and the men to be trained to the use of arms, and placed under semi-military discipline.
3. (a.) Personal Emoluments—
(Confidential.)
SIR,
ADMIRALTY to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received January 2, 1902.)
[Answered by No. 68.]
Admiralty, S.W., December 31, 1901.
I AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to suggest, for the consideration of the Secretary of State, that a conference should be held between representatives of the Admiralty, the War Office, and the Colonial Office, to discuss further questions connected with the future policing of the leased territory at Wei- Hai-Wei, and other cognate matters relating to the Naval and Military Administra- tion of Liu-kung-tau, which have been submitted by the Commander-in-Chief on the China Station for their Lordships' consideration.
I am to add that the War Office have already expressed their concurrence in this suggestion, and have nominated the Director-General of Military Intelligence as their representative at the conference. The Admiralty representative will be the Director of Naval Intelligence.
I am, &c.,
EVAN MACGREGOR.
No. 65.
COMMISSIONER SIR A. DORWARD to MR. CHAMBERLAIN. (Received January 6, 1902.)
[Answered by No. 83.]
Revised Annual Estimates, 1901-2.
Wei-hai-Wei, November 19, 1901.
I HAVE the honour to forward herewith a revised annual estimate for this year.
The total amount required under "Establishments, &c.," is $39,900, showing a saving of $2,100 on the provision of $42,000 made in the sanctioned estimate.
2. The revised estimate shows a probable expenditure of $61,200 on "works," against the original estimate of $65,500, showing a saving of $4,300.
3. The expenditure on "lighting the harbour" and on "mail service" will pro- bably amount to $24,000, against a provision of $25,000.
$
35 Constables at $3 per mensem...
**729
3,360
4 Sergeants at $12
JI
576
2 Corporals at $10
21
240
5 Detectives at $12
720
1 European Superintendent of Police at $200
per mensem
2,400
(b.) Other charges—
(No. 20.)
Clothing and other incidentals-46 men at $30 per
man per annum
+1
1,380
Clothing and other incidentals for Superintendent
SIR,
150
Arms and ammunition for 41 police
2,000
Quarters, Barracks for police, and stables
5,000
Barrack and office furniture
200
Incidental expenses, including oil, bedding, repairs, meals
...
for prisoners in cells, conveyance of prisoners, secret service, field allowances, furniture, fittings, police records, &c.
500
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
PLC.O. 882
6 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
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