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perver

to coercise supervision Waters of the Colony, and

vision over

the

and these only;

the

offences in question

are not committed

in such Waters, and in no one instance

has a

MAWA.

svar aded when it avas

possible for the Colonial Austiorities tõ

act for themselves.

Au

I am sorry thas Sir A. Küper did

communicate with this

Government

while on the Station (as invited by Eir

my Despatch No 5% of

H. Rolinsen- see 2011

16th declime) for

on several points I

must correct him, as, when he says

that the Colonial Government

engplays

Inv

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ment at Hongkong

Water Police achatever -

w addition to the general service of the Police who way all be used on

Harbor service when occasion requires,

there is a special Water Police, as the Annual Estimates will show. I endese N. 1. Return of these, with duties and expense

upuards of £3,000 a year, am I will

add that the Water Police are

a hard

acorsting body of men seich much

right duty le perfore.

The

very fact of these violent cuines boing committed outside Colonial Jurisdiction is the best proof of the efficiency of

our Water Police awhich is

represented not to expiar

Again

I

Cav

confidently assert

thas rio application whaliver has at

any

time or in

any shape been mad

to this Government for remuneration to