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jurisdiction of the Registuar Gjeneral

whose duties

are

alien to police duties they are - mainly under an independent

body of Chinese Shopkeepers who

not

however well intentioned are no

trustworthy for such purposes - And that the force contains -objectionable characters to whom it is dangerous to the Colony to give the powers of Constables _ And that

ow

- enquiry other reasons will appear

one

for the suppression of this force. of which is that all persons having the powers of Constables should be under the central power of Mex

Deane.

That I believe it will be

found that

ain

one 7ZI DUL

Course

of the

inefficiency of the police is that the English Inspectors and others do,

not speak Chinese.

In India, in Meylon, and

in Japan it is required of all officials to learn the native language.

That as body of men called Mr Caldivells Informers are paid by

and are.

really the Servants of the wealthy Chinese licensees of the

Gaming houses and that these Licensees have obtained by, of these Informers power

anecund

over honest men as well as over the Criminal classes of which one instance appears in the Daily Pres of 25. Fibruary