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Island frequented by a seafaring population. Hence the necessity for separate Deputy Harbor Masters at each out station, with all the various books, licenses, and passes required, *under the new Ordinance. Nevertheless the work is such as may be discharged by Inspectors of Police - whom I propose to substitute for the Sergeants usually placed at those stations, giving a small increase of pay for the additional duty and responsibility thrown on them and to reconcile them to a residence in such undesirable localities.

There is likewise the obvious necessity of furnishing a good boat and crew to every Deputy Harbor Master, and supplying them with a means of locomotion for the Police by a colonial vessel such as that provided and reported in my despatch No.163 of the 30th ultimo.

It is moreover absolutely necessary to create an entirely new office of more than ordinary responsibility by appointing an Assistant Harbor Master. The latter ought evidently to be a gentleman well acquainted with Chinese habits, and the Chinese language. I have therefore appointed M. M. S. Jonnochy, one of the Interpreters, to that post. In doing so, I have been obliged to deprive him of...

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Island frequented by a seafaring population. Hence the necessity for separate Deputy Harbor Masters at each out station, with all the various books, licenses, and passes required, *under the new Ordinance. Nevertheless the work is such as may be discharged by Inspectors of Police - whom I propose to substitute for the Sergeants usually placed at those stations, giving a small increase of pay for the additional duty and responsibility thrown on them and to reconcile them to a residence in such undesirable localities. There is likewise the obvious necessity of furnishing a good boat and crew to every Deputy Harbor Master, and supplying them with a means of locomotion for the Police by a colonial vessel such as that provided and reported in my despatch No.163 of the 30th ultimo. It is moreover absolutely necessary to create an entirely new office of more than ordinary responsibility by appointing an Assistant Harbor Master. The latter ought evidently to be a gentleman well acquainted with Chinese habits, and the Chinese language. I have therefore appointed M. M. S. Jonnochy, one of the Interpreters, to that post. In doing so, I have been obliged to deprive him of... Page 396
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Island frequented by a seafaring

population. Hence the

necessity for separate Deputy Harbor Masters at

each out station, with all the various

books, licenses, and

passes required,

* under the new Ordinance. Nevertheless

be

xxx

the work is such as may

discharged by Inspectors of Police -

whom I

propose to substitute for

the Sergeants usually placed at those

station's, giving

a small increase of pay for the additional duty and responsibility thrown on them and

to reconcile them to a residence in such

undesirable localities.

7

very

There is litterise the obvious necessity of furnishing a good boat

and boats Harbor Master, and supplying

crew to every Deputy

of locomotion for the Police by bolonial vessel such

provided and reported

as that

а

396

me am

том

in

con

my

despatch No 163 of the 30% vltimo.

It

Au as

moreover

to create an

entirely

absolutely necessary

office of

more than ordinary responsibility by

appointing

an Assistant Harbor

Master. The latter ought evidently to

be a

gentleman well acquainted with Chinese habits, and the Chinese

I have therefore appointed

language-

so

to that post M. M. S. Jonnochy. of the Interpreters. In doing obliged

have been

I

to deprive him of

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