CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 120

In

Hongkong Police:

16th

the April 1845.

Report -

147

compliance with the direction

of the Chief Magistrates I have considered the expediency of diminishing the number of men required for the Water Blico, and having examined the Chinese boats heretofore used, with several boats attached to the Harbour Master's

Q'epartment, I considers that a great

improvement will be effected and a lesser

..

force rendered necessary by substituting English -

built

t galleys

or cutters. My

Acadend

for

..

preferring the latter that they can performe

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duty nearer shore, without noise, the communication with the band force be more

perfect, and the crews be able to land at any part immediately, which with the Chinese boat is impossible.

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