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to remaro that great benefit might accrue to the public by the w employment as Assistant Superintendent

of Police of a person so vell versed as Mr. Caldwell in the dialect of

the Canton province, long experience so well

province, and from

so well acquainted with the habits of the clace of Chinese which forms the bulk of the population of this Colony- I know

Inr

of no

other

person than

Mr Caldwell pornosed of these qualifications, & I believe that his

as above proposed

appointment

would not materially interfere

with his duties

ao

interpreter.

577

McGregor might by suitable arrangemento enable the Government to afford to Mr Caldwell adequate. remuneration for the additional arduous duty which would this devolve upon him, without increasing

the present expence

of the Police force-

I have pe

(Sief.) 6. 13. Willier

offf: Chief Magistrate of Police

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J.

(Sigd) M. P. Bridges.

Actz. Col. See:

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W Sondges.

Javo

three months trial

would perhapo enable Stra

Excellency to judge of the

the measure

expediency of the

a

permanent one,

ao

and the

citation of Mr Inspector