CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10] — Page 257

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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most unfavorably with these plans

whether

regards the amount

of crime committed, or

centage delicked.

gs.

the per-

The fallacy of taxing

the amount of population as the basis upon which to decide on the Comparative working of Police Perces is strishingly illustrated by the anneyed Return, for, while Manchester requires one Policeman for way 1014 of its population, the Camtics of Cumberland and Wetmoreland only supply one Policeman to each 1987 of the population: The nature of

the population

and the extent of Territory to be

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protected is the tree criterion .

It must be admitted

96.

that although Hongtting has but-

very

small territory to protect,

yet the nature of the population

is such

as to demand a much

larger percentage of Police than most of the other Places emumerated on this return.

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Maning due allowance for the native of the population and geographical position of Wongstang, I am for from thinking

it necesary to provide it with a Police Force from three to twelve tines the numerical strength in proportion of population of other places

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