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authorized strength of 414 wil be compared with the $202.012 dollars inverted in the Estimates for Police Expenditure for 1890. this method

of viewing the matter will appear reasonable enough.

48. If only a good system exicted for maxing the mat of the Force available for Police duties, the

would be immense.

saving

The system that obtained 19. for mesing the Europeans

at Head

Quarters was about the worst I ever Knew, and yet I found that two constables were taken from duty, supervise it. If only the actual pay of two first class constables

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arrangement

is considered this will be found to have cost,

B60 per mouth, although that amount was not drawn from the Preasury. under such a heading

50.

According to present arrangements the Serjeants, Caporals, and Constables belonging to the mes tak the duties of its supervision in turns without being struck off duty.

Many similar instances illustrative of the entire absence

51.

of internal economy might be cited in support of the views expressed in paragraphs 477 48.

52 . Some feur years since the

efficiency of the Police service in the