CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 115

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districts, where crucial classes congregate as suggested by the Attorney General. The employment of a special class of Constables is required to look after Rickshaw Coolies without lanterns, boatmen guilty of having their boats where they should not be; Chinese without passes at night, and such like irregularities - instead of the attention of the Constable on his beat being taken up with comparatively trivial matters to the prejudice of his more serious duties. With regard to the people without passes, patrols should go round at uncertain hours and clear the street. The evidence shows that the Regulations are a perfect farce in the hands of the ordinary policeman on beat duty (pages 117 + 118) and the consequence is that the number of Chinese lying about the street in every direction, either asleep or pretending to do so, adds very much, as is stated elsewhere, to the difficulty of apprehending criminals and run-away persons at night.

The Police have always been instructed to exercise moderation and discretion with reference to the working of the Pass Ordinance. Before this recommendation can be carried out, the Government will have to curtail the hours to which theatres are allowed to be kept open, or to extend the time of freedom from carrying passes, as the theatres are situated in the criminal districts. The Sanitary Board...

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districts, where crucial classes congregate as suggested by the Attorney General. The employment of a special class of Constables is required to look after Rickshaw Coolies without lanterns, boatmen guilty of having their boats where they should not be; Chinese without passes at night, and such like irregularities - instead of the attention of the Constable on his beat being taken up with comparatively trivial matters to the prejudice of his more serious duties. With regard to the people without passes, patrols should go round at uncertain hours and clear the street. The evidence shows that the Regulations are a perfect farce in the hands of the ordinary policeman on beat duty (pages 117 + 118) and the consequence is that the number of Chinese lying about the street in every direction, either asleep or pretending to do so, adds very much, as is stated elsewhere, to the difficulty of apprehending criminals and run-away persons at night. The Police have always been instructed to exercise moderation and discretion with reference to the working of the Pass Ordinance. Before this recommendation can be carried out, the Government will have to curtail the hours to which theatres are allowed to be kept open, or to extend the time of freedom from carrying passes, as the theatres are situated in the criminal districts. The Sanitary Board... Page 113
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districts, where crivucial classes. congregate as suggested by the Attorney General. The employment of a special class of Constables is required to look Rickshaw Coolies without ~ after lanterns, boatuen quilty of having atto their boats where they should not be; Chinese without pacces at night, such like irregularities - instead of the attection of the Constable on his with these beat being taken up comparatively trivial matters to more serious the prejudice of his duties. With Eregard to the rd to the people without pasies, patrols should go-e round at uncertain hours and clear the street. The evidence shows that C the Regulations are a perfect farce in the hands of the ordinary policeman on 113 on beat duty (pages 117 +118) and the consequence is that the umber of a Chivere lying about the street in every direction, either asleep or pretending to do so, adds very much, менулись be as is stated elsewhere, to the difficulty of criminals apprehending run-away at night. The Police have always been instructed to exercise moderation and discretion with reference to the working, of the Pass Ordinance. Before this recommendation can be carried out the Government will have to curtail the hours to which theatres evre- allowed to be kept open, or to extecid the time of freedom from carrying passes, as the theatres are situated in the criminal districts. The Sanitar Board
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districts, where crivucial classes.

congregate as suggested by the Attorney General. The employment of a special class of Constables is required to look

Rickshaw Coolies without ~ after lanterns, boatuen quilty of having

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their boats where they should not be; Chinese without pacces at night, such like irregularities - instead of the attection of the Constable on his

with these

beat being taken up comparatively trivial matters to

more serious

the prejudice of his duties. With

Eregard to the

rd to the people

without pasies, patrols should go-e

round at uncertain hours and clear

the street. The evidence shows that

C

the Regulations

are a

perfect farce in

the hands of the ordinary policeman

on

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on beat duty (pages 117 +118) and the consequence is that the umber of a Chivere lying about the street in every direction, either asleep or pretending to do so, adds very much,

менулись

be

as is

stated elsewhere, to the difficulty of

criminals

apprehending

run-away

at night.

The Police have always been

instructed to exercise moderation and

discretion with reference to the working, of the Pass Ordinance. Before this

recommendation can

be carried out

the Government will have to curtail the hours to which theatres

evre-

allowed to be kept open, or to extecid the time of freedom from carrying passes,

as the theatres are situated

in the criminal districts. The Sanitar

Board

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