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"divided authority."

127.

(Signed) George Horspool, Inspector"

In this case, a robbery was reported to the Head Chinese Watchman of Nr. 4 District on the 9th of July and he took no steps to have it reported to the regular Palice until two days afterwards when the circumstances were made &nown entirely by

accident.

128.

The report states that

the Magistrate Mt May Complemented

his vigilance

the Watchman on

at the same time severely reprimanded him for not reporting the robbery

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to the Police", and the Report

on to say.

goes

The

magistrate is

of opinion that the Belice are

in

ignorance of half the robberies

that

are reported to the District Watchmen, and directed me to

notice

This is the opinion.

bring the subject to good

129.

of a

Gentleman, who was

Superintendent

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of the Hengstong Doline for about 15

years,

and who has been Police

Magistrate since 1862 . Strong as it

I have heard equally strong

yet

and

uefavorable opinions given the subject by

some)

of

most experienced Inspectors .

Another case was

130.

owc

is,

reported