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its own peculiar dialect as a Somersetshire man from a Yorkshire town. They are incredibly clannish, Police business would speedily come to a dead lock unless suitable district dialect speaking Constables are available. Of course, no man is enlisted unless he has been in Hongkong for some time, and is well recommended. The number of Candidates on the Police Books is large, affording freedom of choice, and I can find no foundation for the allegation that the Police are not particular as to where the Chinese prosecute. What could be more futile or likely to make the Police overbearing and negligent of their duty than to direct all persons complaining of their conduct to take out a summons and proceed against them before a Magistrate, which in nearly every instance they simply will not do. Yet this has been the system (vide Police Regulations, para. 1) instead of the Captain Superintendent investigating the complaint himself if deserving of notice; then it comes to look to all requirements, and I have rejected candidates recommended respectively by each of three of the Honourable members of this Committee.

311. Para 38. Knowing the reluctance of punishing his men as he has now been directed to do. The paragraph in question should be expunged if that has not already been done Police Regulation p. 7 : "With reference to complaints by any of the Public against any Member of the Police Force, the

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Fit 111 its own peculiar dialect as a Somersetshire man from a Yorkshire town. They are incredibly clannish, Police business would speedily come to a dead lock unless suitable district dialect speaking Constables are available. Of course, no man is enlisted unless he has been in Hongkong for some time, and is well recommended. The number of Candidates on the Police Books is large, affording freedom of choice, and I can find no foundation for the allegation that the Police are not particular as to where the Chinese prosecute. What could be more futile or likely to make the Police overbearing and negligent of their duty than to direct all persons complaining of their conduct to take out a summons and proceed against them before a Magistrate, which in nearly every instance they simply will not do. Yet this has been the system (vide Police Regulations, para. 1) instead of the Captain Superintendent investigating the complaint himself if deserving of notice; then it comes to look to all requirements, and I have rejected candidates recommended respectively by each of three of the Honourable members of this Committee. 311. Para 38. Knowing the reluctance of punishing his men as he has now been directed to do. The paragraph in question should be expunged if that has not already been done Police Regulation p. 7 : "With reference to complaints by any of the Public against any Member of the Police Force, the
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its own

peculiar dialect as a Somersetshire

AAM

from a Yorkshire

traw.

They are

incredibly clannish, Police becsiness would speedily come to a dead lock unless

suitable district dialech speaking

Constables

evere available. Of

Of course

no man is enlisted unless he has

been in

Hougkong for

some time,

And is well recommended. The inüber of

Candidates on the Police Books is

of fredow of choice, and I can

-no

proof find

founication for the allegation that

Findar as to where

the Police are not particular

of the Chinese to prosecute, what could

be more

futile

or loud to make the

Police overbearing and negligent of their

duty than to direct all person

complaining of their

conduct to take

out a sumemuons and proceed against

thein before a Magistrate, which in instance they simply will nearly every not do. Yet this has been the system (vide Police Regulations, para. 1)

instead of the Captein Superintendent investigating the complaint himself if deserving of

aud

from ; then

it

the recommendations come

look to all requirements, and I have

rejected candidates recommended

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Atte

as he has now been directed to de-

The paragraph in question should be expunged if that has not already been don Police Regulation p. 7 : " With reference to complaints by any of the Preblic " against any Member of the Police Force,

the

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