CO129-153 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [11-12] — Page 222

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9.

8.

as

to the

the expediency of obtaining reliable evidence for a four Lordship accuracy of his representations, compared with opinions which I have advanced independently

way

8. Then I Knew of no other

to

in which I could deal conplanito relative to the Police, which induced the satisfactorily

with

A Major General's

et inconsistent

very positive and yet

apertions

Ao

to the conduct which he

adopted towards Mr. Creagh, to whom in the absence of the Capitan Super. granted leave of absence,

intendent he grante

been

through Mr. Creagh, who had brow

regularly trained as a

in India,

the Colony

was

Police Officer

the only person in

conversant with the

کا

custom and language of that

important portion of the Police Fore,

which carvsists of

of

Sikhs and mountaineers

India.

from the Norit

J. The General, from what he stated in the Legislative Comeil on the 18th of August 1870, appears strongly inclined to favor the

err

of

ployment

of West Indians as members

The Police Force, and

evew

employment at the same Europeans but with

results. We was

very

ordered their

pay

disastrous

supposed to be

prevented by a Velegram from Your Lordship from carrying

ant

a.

part

of his project for obtaining 400 West

and I ly

Indians; and

no

means

wish

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