CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 171

Sty

to report that I consider it wholly impracticable to abolish the Office wittiout detriment to the service.

ૐ

I may point out that the

Office of

Assistant Superintendent

was abolished in 1879. and

the useful one of Chiy Inspector

made in its stead.

4. I have under my Command

mew more than

anumber to the

European

Sikhs

ana the duties that in

fall

ᏅᏓᏁᏗ

170

in the

Smarter.

3

Army

the Paymaster, (norberans,

の

Adjutant and Control Separtiment,

are

carried out by my Deputy

or by myself.

of

6. From the complex nature the Force, the Control and requirements

of men

of

three distinch nationalitie

have to attended to, and the

duties include those of land,

water, and mounted Police,

a

body of men

equal in

average strength of

a line

Chinese 3 Coolies

one

half of whom

are armed

regiment; viz 678 men, and

and for

Officers I have only

one

Deputy

Superintendents and twelve Inspectors.

5. The Force is entirely self contained

avd

arms.

the

7. Whilst therefore internal economy

and

the Force is such

-regulation of the as to require great,

Cane

and exercise of

discrete

witte

fire-