CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9] — Page 242

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to represent it to the Vice. Roy, it has been for the present fut down._

51.-

to

The temptations open Gambling. Bonses are great, and the Chinese in this

respect are no exception to the

the world.

rest of

52.

Regarding the leperditure and numbers

of the Police Force. I encloer a Report of the Captain Superintendent (No 104 daled 15th May 1873.) which I called for by which your Lordship

that there is

will see

A

decrease in the Estimate for

Enclosure 4.2.

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240

1874, as compared with 1873, to the extent of $28,404. -

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I think the Rxpenditure

Police ought to be still further reduced, and I am sure that the period is not

a

reduction

far distant when of hypenditure can be safely undertaken, when the population

habits of order

have

from

acquired

Suropean point of view,

and when the Criminal Cases of the population

are

thoroughly

Known and hunted dorm. _ 544. In the meantime, our immunity from Crime is cheaply furchased at any price.

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