CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 85

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bring forward a plan for registering all the Chinese Inhabitants of the Colony and Establishing a system of individual responsibility and security which S. confidently trust will tend to the diminution of crime and the safety of the lives and properties of all classes. But I am not the less satisfied that we must have an efficient body of European Police, and therefore I propose that the Major General's offer shall be accepted with thanks, and that the Chief Magistrate - assisted by the Legal Adviser to Government : the marine Magistrate and the Assistant to the Chief Magistrate - shall be requested to form and submit a plan for the Police, showing their numbers, organization, stations and employment, whether by night or by day.

I also propose that substantial and comfortable Station Houses for the Police to be thus formed, shall be estimated for and built; spots to be selected for that purpose, with the least possible delay.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

A true Copy.

Richard Woosnam

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83 I. bring forward a plan for registering all the Chinese Inhabitants of the Colony and Establishing a system of individual responsibility and security which S. confidently trust will tend to the diminution of crime and the safety of the lives and properties of all classes. But I am not the less satisfied that we must have an efficient body of European Police, and therefore I propose that the Major General's offer shall be accepted with thanks, and that the Chief Magistrate - assisted by the Legal Adviser to Government : the marine Magistrate and the Assistant to the Chief Magistrate - shall be requested to form and submit a plan for the Police, showing their numbers, organization, stations and employment, whether by night or by day. I also propose that substantial and comfortable Station Houses for the Police to be thus formed, shall be estimated for and built; spots to be selected for that purpose, with the least possible delay. (Signed) Henry Pottinger A true Copy. Richard Woosnam

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83 I. bring forward a plan for registering all the Chinese Inhabitants of the Colorry and Establishing a systeres of annuitual. acsponsibility and security which S. confidently trust will tend to the diminution of crime and the safely of the lives and properties of all classes. But I am not the less satisfied that we must have an efficient body of curopean Police, and therefore I propose that the Major Ceneral's offer shall be accepted with thanks, and that the Chief Magistrato - assisted by the Legal Adviser to Governmen : the marine Magistrate and the Assistant to the Chief Magistrate - shall be requested to form and submit a plan for the Police, showing their numbers, organization, stations and employment, whether by night or by day. I also propose that substantial and and comfortable Station Houses for the Police to be thus formed, shall be estimated for and butt spots to be selected for that purpose, with the- least possible delay. (Signed) Henry Pottinger A true Copy. Richard Woosnam

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bring forward a plan for registering all the Chinese Inhabitants of the Colorry and Establishing a systeres of annuitual. acsponsibility and security which S. confidently trust will tend to the diminution of crime and the safely of the lives and properties of all classes. But I am not the less satisfied that we must have an efficient body of curopean Police, and therefore I propose that the Major

Ceneral's offer shall be accepted with thanks, and that the Chief Magistrato - assisted by the Legal Adviser to Governmen : the marine Magistrate and the Assistant to the Chief Magistrate - shall be requested to form and submit a plan for the Police, showing their numbers, organization, stations and employment, whether by night or by day.

I also propose that substantial

and

and comfortable Station Houses for the Police to be thus formed, shall be estimated for and butt

spots to be

selected for that purpose, with the- least possible delay.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

A true Copy.

Richard Woosnam

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