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had

third

resently committed

prisoner,- Ajour

assault on a

Lordship will see that at the end of June and beginning of July

done

vacancies in this class had been created, and that I proposed filling,

them

up

with well conducted

who could speak chinese.

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Accordingly I

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instruated the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, M. Breagh, to report how far he could... recommend the employment as Turnkeys of four Chinese Policement

or other Chinese.

6.

Mr. Breagh named

three men who had borne excellent

characters in his Departinent, - a--_- Chinese Sergeant Interpreter and

two Chinese Constables. He also.

recommended,

mended, looking

to the

temptation they might be exposed

to in prison, that they should be

upon to give large security;

called

and he added that the three.

he had selected were

willing to

find security to the extent of

#500 each.

7.

With a view

of

obtaining more information, and as an additional precaution, I directed Mr. Cercagh's report and the various minutes and

mr

papers, to be sent to Mr. Hayllar, 2. C. who has been 20...

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