CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12] — Page 98

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advisable to make a retrenchment

both as regarded strength and pay, and from the 127

12 January 1849.

the detail of

pr

Police

vas

witho

trifling variations. 27 Curopeans

80 Indians, 24 Chinese :- the

of the Indian Force

Dre

nearly

the good

pay

wao

Fenced

third, and in consequence

left the

service,

#previously to the reduction

natives.

of

Manila and Coa

many

the Service, but

Malays joined subsequently almost the only. candidates were the pariahe

of

the Lascure,

who only

joined the Police because it

was

thought to be a lazy life -

its only apparent advantage; a

Jew

mmittis

this service dissipated

this illusion and they speedily

resigned

or were dismissed;

without the st

slightest

exaggeration, currying

bir

the

Police service since 1848 have been a continued struggle; the

deficiency in has been frequently more

in the Indian Forel

than ten men,

seldom been.

very sel

and it have

to its full

strength - The pay of

the

European Face is also much too small, and there is nothing

to induce

in

A.

deserving

TA

join, or if through porcely-or

not being

ce

Lea

to

be enters;

to contime long in the service,

have served

as

any good Constables, who most probably,

seeing

if Teasonably paid and

• prospect of increasing fay