CO129-155 - Others - 1871 — Page 114

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F

Gi

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required to the Public interests viz: the concentration in one person of authority

the excite the emulation &c.

torffate of the bodies most effective Horfforts

at deuren 5 of the greatest

édanger.

tement

I was always present at large fires, & it seemed to me that so far from there being any clashing of duties

Ar

absuchended & the General, Mr...

Gegh

was placed in a far better position for the general control of all engaged in extinguishing a fire I possibly conceive how his

Au

A

orden

being entitled to give the Fire Brigade could prevent his

Siving

an order to the Like...

other Police all assembled on the same spot.

must

113

(2

Of course I cannot be understood as speaking out from my own

experime...

t it is actually possible that the General

may trouser have found matters otherwise. Nevertheless important fire-occuring since...

my

departure,

tas te General only argues from what occurred during fire previous & Mr Burgh's bearing to Colony, January...

remark that no fair

deductio

x incidents?

m

Cam

and sonage

be made from that neation. The General

himself states that Mr Time of the Police was absent (it is to be presumed...

M = lean), mit der Rive

you are

seat, and

that W. Doane also, Captain Sup? of Police, was absent

in England.

R

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B F Gi H required to the Public interests viz: the concentration in one person of authority the excite the emulation &c. torffate of the bodies most effective Horfforts at deuren 5 of the greatest édanger. tement I was always present at large fires, & it seemed to me that so far from there being any clashing of duties Ar absuchended & the General, Mr... Gegh was placed in a far better position for the general control of all engaged in extinguishing a fire I possibly conceive how his Au A orden being entitled to give the Fire Brigade could prevent his Siving an order to the Like... other Police all assembled on the same spot. must 113 (2 Of course I cannot be understood as speaking out from my own experime... t it is actually possible that the General may trouser have found matters otherwise. Nevertheless important fire-occuring since... my departure, tas te General only argues from what occurred during fire previous & Mr Burgh's bearing to Colony, January... remark that no fair deductio x incidents? m Cam and sonage be made from that neation. The General himself states that Mr Time of the Police was absent (it is to be presumed... M = lean), mit der Rive you are seat, and that W. Doane also, Captain Sup? of Police, was absent in England. R
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B F Gi H required to the Public interests viz : the concentration in one person of authorit the excite the emulation &derent torffate of the bodies most effective Horfforts at duomen 5 of the greatest édanger. tement I was always present at large fires, f it seemed fame that so far from then being any clashing of duties Ar absuchended & the Generd, Ms Gegh was placed in a far better position for to general control of all engaged in extinguishing a fire I possibly conceive how his Au A orden being entitled to gove tho Fire Brigade could prevent his Siving an order to the Likhe other Police all assembled on the same spot. must 113 (2 Of course I canst be understood as speaking out from my own experime t it is actamil possible that the Jeneral may trouser have found matters otherwin . Nevertheless important fire-comparatinich speaking -hes occurred since. my departure, tas te feneral only argues from what occurred during fire presiones & Mr burgh's bearing to Colony, Janay remark that no fair deductio x incidents? m Cam and sonage be made from the that neation. De feneral himself state that M: Time of the Polin mes absent (it is to be premmed M = lean), mit der Rive you are seat, and that W. Doane also, to Captain Sup? of Police, was absent in England. R
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B

F

Gi

H

required to the Public interests viz : the concentration in one person of authorit

the excite the emulation &derent

torffate of the bodies most effective Horfforts

at duomen 5 of the greatest

édanger.

tement

I was always present at large fires, f it seemed fame that so far from then being any clashing of duties

Ar

absuchended & the Generd, Ms

Gegh

was placed in a far better position for to general control of all engaged in extinguishing a fire I possibly conceive how his

Au

A

orden

being entitled to gove tho Fire Brigade could prevent his

Siving

an order to the Likhe

other Police all assembled on the same spot.

must

113

(2

Of course I canst be understood as speaking out from my own

experime

t it is actamil possible that the Jeneral

may trouser have found matters otherwin . Nevertheless important fire-comparatinich speaking

-hes occurred since.

my

departure,

tas te feneral only argues from what occurred during fire presiones & Mr burgh's bearing to Colony, Janay

remark that no fair

deductio

x incidents?

m

Cam

and sonage

be made from the

that neation. De feneral

himself state that M: Time of the Polin mes absent (it is to be premmed

M = lean), mit der Rive

you are

seat, and

that W. Doane also,

to Captain Sup? of Police, was absent

in England.

R

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