Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police Force and of the City Police Force; a copy of the reply of the former is herewith Enclosed, 2014 1871
the latter has answered verbally to the same effect, viz, that having several vacancies be agrets
that he cannot render
assistance in the matter.
any
Police Inspector gay; schon has been sent home by the fremment of Hong Kong to assist in the selection of these men, reports that he had been making Enquiries amonpt the Constables on the sabject, but fround it to desist from such a course. I instructed him to take no
further steps
necessary
the matter
1
Course it
may
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be determined
pursue must obviously be direct, and conducted through responsible Officers, and not indirectly and through subordinates
Constables might perhaps be obtained from the Scotch and Frish Forces, or
respectable
Young men might be sulisted, and trained at the repense of the Colonial foremment; but whatever course this Lordshif
may
determinie on
the Comm
Agents, to render any useful
assistance in
More
this matter,
ought to be furnished with
information than is contained in the despatches which accompanied your
letter
without orders
:
whatever
Course
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