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The Crown Agents propose,

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will receive a

any

objection

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such a course, to inform the

Procurator Feal that each man

County of £15, pay at the rate of $40 per month from the date of embarkation, a second class passage by Steamer, and railway Jare to port of em bortation.

the Crown Agents are informed by Inspector Grey that the pensions of the Hong Kong Police commence

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after 10 years service at 6 or

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of the rate of their pay; information could not be communicated to the recruito

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unless it could be authoritively

obtained.

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Inspector Grey having

been sent home from Hong Kong

to

to assist in the selection of the Constables, the Crown Agents propose to send him to Edinburgh to report on the Gitreess of the candidates for the Hong Kong Police Force

I have to

(ad) (W. P. Sargeaunt.

Inspector Grey to beccion Agents.

Sir,

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Hanner Street Edinburgh zu Na3:1871. "I have the honor to report for your information that the authoritie of the Edinburgh Police Force were

very kind, and rendered me every assistance in their power to Attain volunteers for the Hong

Police Force.

Kong

There were a great many. volunteers and out of that number I think twenty five can be strongly recommended lez the Procurator Fiocal as

being