CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12] — Page 99

9.

96

for length of

service,

a

WVUV-

ld have

better

remained; but a sober, good.

quickly found employment ! The average

of the Europtom Police

service

!

Constable has been about thirel

months and at the present time including officers, only 44 mon

have served more

than 12 monttin

The difficulty of obtaining

has been as great as

Europeans

in the Indion Live, nd the

just,

Temark as to quality almost as the only redeeming feature being the physical ability of the Europeans.

I have in the foregoing

insufficiency.

only alluded to the

of pary...

I now bring to notice

that the rednéed forcs, mithing a

– JE PRIŠEL D

in 1848, has

never.

been found

of sufficient strength to efficiently performe the required

duties -

Arv

allowance

vvis

made

for sick which often amounts

to ten per cent of the force, to the great in

owing population the City of Victoria,

lation and bus

inorease

necessary

o force, mid

increase

huile

building

e of

material

of Force is absolutely

A new district has been

since 1853, result

resulting from

the 20

formed great fire occurring

December 1851, and on

GLA

288

this portion

formerly could be

alove which formerly

protected by two constables, sie

are rearv

dusty .

requisite

err

the night

The total population and

houses in 1848E

in 1848 and 1853, was