CO129-145 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [6-9] — Page 424

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The

incongruous

material of the Polis

Force in respect to nationalities, I

language, habits, and character, I

carmest for

a

moment demp;

but

as

to have attenfiled any radical changes during a temporary adminstration would have been madues. I emfined

my

aims to the application, - to the benefit of the Colony of that experience which I had acquired during

long

a)

course of years in the welding of raw material into a general useful mase.

5.

Moreover, it was

to me that

quite dear

endeavor of mine

could make fit for Police duties men like the Sikhs who, however well

adapted to purely soldiery avocations,

could not be understood

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by

the

Europeans, Chinese and last Indians

the Force, or

composing inhabitants

over

by the

the safety of whose

persons and properties they supposed to be

watching

accord.

6. I noted too, with

were

in common

regret,

The

untruthfulues of the Bangalore and Madrases- the little confidence which could be placed in the integrity of

Chinese, and the

and

The

very musatisfactory conduct fitues of the Emopriam contingent

gathered to gester

epot without

ato

it had been on the

any opportunity of enquing

into the previous character and habits of the men

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