CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 493

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4. This incident occurred in the middle of the year 1877, and though FREEMAN was then fined $6, he had again to be fined ($5) in the follow- ing month for being “asleep on duty."

5. Though it appears to have been the prac-

tice for the Captain Superintendent to record the character roll of a Constable of the Hongkong

Police as "Very good" in spite of such incidents,

unless the offences were more numerous, or the

fines in each case amounted to $10,-I cannot approve of it.

6. I have long been of opinion that upon the

thorough performance of the Night duties of the

Police Force we have mainly to depend for the

prevention of crime in this Colony. I see no reason for doubting the accuracy of the view taken

by the recent Committee of the Legislative Council

presided over by the late Mr. Max, that this Co-

lony has been insufficiently policed at night time

and that this has had probably more to do with

the increase in some class of offences than any other cause.

7. But if I were now to ratify the Captain Superintendent's certificate that P. C. FREEMAN'S

conduct has been "very good" and to give him accordingly the suggested bonus of $250, I should not be encouraging that thorough performance

of the night duties of the Force that I consider to be of such vital importance.

8. The Captain Superintendent will, therefore, be good enough to revise the discharge certificate in this case, substituting a lower mark of conduct

for the phrase "very good," and he will also see that FREEMAN is paid the lower bonus of $120, instead of $250.

9. This decision may appear to press hardly upon P.C. FREEMAN, who, knowing the practice that had existed here for some years past, has not unnaturally calculated on receiving a discharge certificate marked "very good" though on two occasions during my brief administration of the Colony, he has been fined for neglect of night duties, yet I am sure every officer and man in the Police Force will understand that this decision points, on the other hand, to the fact that the Head of the Executive will not be indifferent to the faithful discharge of the night duties of the Police and that the award of whatever bonuses or promotions in the Police may be at my disposal, will depend, in no small degree, on the way in which each individual in the Force does his work in protecting the Colony at night.

J. Pore HENNESSY.

17th May, 1879.

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