101
new law made for the
protection to the Public.
protection of
21.
Society and suppression of crime became with the Police
a means
of
extortion; the temptation to double and treble the amount of their regular pay by such
practices being too often irresistible. Hence between the corruption engendered in the Police and the facility with which the Chinese lent themselves
to such improper practices,
as well
the
little aid comparatively which they otherwise afforded for detection of crime, it is not
surprising that the Police force, consisting
as it did of
men
without
any previous special training for their peculiar duties, should in proportion to its numbers and cost have long proved a most inefficient
In
my despatch No 183 of
January last I went
very fully into details as to the necessary reorganization of the Police
Force and
enabled now to report
the
marked improvement consequent on changes sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government.
The dismissals and compulsory resignations
of Inspectors have left but three of the eleven whom I found
on my arrival in March last
however that much
remains to be done.
I am sensible
and so far from feeling authorized to relax a vigilant supervision of the Police I hope to improve its organization by further reforms, and
amongst them by
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101
new law made for the
protection to the Public.
protection of
21.
Society and suppresion of crime became with the Police
a mu
means
of
extortion; the temptation to double and treble the amount of their regular pay by such
practices being too often inresistible. Hence between the corruption engendered in the Palice and the preculion facility with which the Chinese lent themselves
to such improper practices,
as
well
Co
the
little aid comparativity which they otherwise affended for detection of crime, it is not
surprising that the Pulice force, consisting
as
it did of
men
without
any previous special training for their peculiar duties, should in proportion to its numbers and cost have long proved a must inefficient
In
my despatch No 183
January I went
of
last
ab
very fully into details to the necesary reorganization of the Police
Force and
enabled now to report
ow
marked improvement consequent changes sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government.
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the
Dismipals and compulsary resignations
of Inspectors have left but three of the eleven whom I found
arrival in March last
however that much
year
remaining
my
I am sensible
emains to be done.
and so far from feeling authorized to relaxe a vigilant supervision of the Belice I hope to improve its organization by further reforms, und
amongst them by
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