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with regard to the Police, I am

quite alive to its many defects and

its

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the desirableness of increasing. activity and

efficiency-

but

shave very indifferent materials in constructing a thoroughly Extisfactory the influence of the Climate

Corks. Europeans under

into habits of intoxication

casily fall into habit

and other irregularities - the mixed mees, to whom we sunet principally

look, are tainted with

Micutal vices - the

so n

many

inquiries

instituted as to the aptitudes of the innlays and the practicability of imviriting a body of them with their

Lamilies were very

ery discouraging,

while the Chinese population is

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almorė univercally 20 mcnducions and corrupt as to render them the most part wholly untrustworthy._ there and other practical difficultics

short comings

entitle

any

to be

regarded with leniency. But I have found a general concurrence

in the opinion that in the last

marked

year there has been a very improverment both in the

appearance and in the real value of the Police.

The

Augmentation of its numbers during the period of

nu

greatest

anvictics and perils cnabled the Superintendent as it returned

to its normal state to work out

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