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Recruitment for the Police and

Remarks kaining Candidates

for the Service

1135.

The subject of recruitment for the Police having been discussed at the Legislative Comal, and commented on in nearly all its bearings by the Pres, will,

justify

my referring to it before concluding

this report.

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As from what has

been stated on

the

subject it

may fairly be assumed that

the services of the Sikhs will

not be retained after

the

expiration

of these first engagement, some

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measures will have to be adopted

for filling the vacancies that

by

their departure.

would be caused

137.

men from.

The subject has been

out

very ably dealt with by a correspondent of the Daily Sheff B.D., particularly as to the facilities of bringing.

from home via the Suez Canal :

I may here mention that when in England C some eighteen months since, I was directed to

ascertain whether suitable men

138.

could be procured for the Police service in the colonies, and I reported that any

number of such

could be easily obtained for $30 per mouth :

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