CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 145

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9.

Additional monthly expense incurred.

Chinese Police Constable at £1.5.0. per month.

xret (Zn 10% 0 m

1 Indian Acting Sergeant (@

"

Police Constables (c), 1017mbe..

blothing 8 Indian Police (à, 0. 314 each (4.

Wear and tear of d boats, cars, &c, about...

3 of

£. s. d.

In 5 0.

2100.

13. 2′′

6.

1 a 5 x 0.

1. 10.0.

L. 1941246.

will be

The additional expense per year L. 2354, 10% 0: –

Description of beat Recommended.

C#

A strong and subetantial built book, about: liventy feet long, of similar- construction to, and mode of working, as the Thames Police galleys, painted

black with white stem sheets: the-

and third rower

first

oar

rower to pull one

each, the centre rower two sculls .

The European Constable always

bis

the arms,

arns

140

to

wear

of the Rowers (each

a

pistel and cullass) to be in a waterproof

the

box, fixed in the boat, in front of

the box likewise to contain

European;

handcuffs, blue light and lantern. The boat

ore

to have

day duty having Police inscribed upon English

and Chinese .

a flag

it in

It will be requisite to have

boat - station built over the water, that the boats not in use

car

a

ber

20

e-th

hoisted up by bands and pulleys, which will preserve them in better Repair than hauling them over a beach. The most appropriate place is in rear of the Post Office, where a low com omamental building could be erected, but if objectionable on that spot, there

is

a good site in rear of the contral Market.

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