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during

the summer mon

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ths, and a Chinaman has not the physical opower necessary to enable him to bring a drunken European to the Station: On the upper ronds and- seursel ex passed beats no Chinaman would do duty by himself. The cost of two Indian Constables is about equivalent to that of three Chinese: 21. Before concluding I would bey

6.9.0. West, or East Indians of praper

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of 1871.

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character available. Marcover the

authority

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was conditional on the -estimates not being exceeded; up to

to the

-end of June - the deficiency in the Force

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merely nominal, and in-

decided to send for.

July it Europeans from England; as these were

expected to arrive before the end of the

Icould not take advantage of the

year

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Authority alluded to as their pay would probably

cause the

the

everse of t Estimates that I was ordered to avoid.

6. Saan of 1871

With referen

leave to mention with reference to

6.2. of the C. S. Letter No. 444, which -calls for the Ropart, that the Authority alluded to is limited to the employment of Europeans and West Indians; and that after the receipt of that withority

European I reported that there wore no

ience to the 50 additional

for special services,

INED SUVTes were

taken on receipt of His Covellency's

verbal instructions to seloot suitable men.