from his service
for pension.
When it is considered that the European Constable's duty is as a rule performed at night in all weathers, winter and summer, and that much of his time is taken up with beat duty and in attending Police & Supreme Courts, it is accounted for by the fact that they do not like having to "make up" in England all leave granted; they prefer to remain at the risk of their health.
At present one Inspector and one Sergeant are on leave in England, and I think it will be allowed that they should be encouraged to go home after 5 years to recruit their health, and come back a better man. It seems hard that the few months' leave granted in a total of 15 years' service "have to be paid back" as it were to Government, and it can hardly be called an indulgence when looking upon it in this light.
The casualties amongst Europeans of the Force average 15 per cent per annum for the last 5 years, there being a number of men on leave at the same time. The few men who have leave is accounted for by the fact that they have only one request in England. When a pension is granted after 10 years' service, the "paying back" of leave did not appear so hard, but now that men have to serve for 15 or 18 years for Pension, the adding of months in a climate like this makes a great difference.
The Colonial Surgeon in his report for 1886 remarks: - "The admissions to Hospital from the Police Force show a considerable increase, and have been the largest in the past 6 years. The increase amongst Europeans was 14 as compared with 51 in 1885."
from his service
for pension.
When it is considered that the European Constable's duty is as a rule performed at night in all weathers,
winter and summer and that much
beat duty
is
cases at the
of his time off regular in attending Police & Supreme Courts, re,
taken up
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accounted for by the fact that they do not like having to "make up" in this Atom all leave grouted to England; Colony
they prefer to remain at the risk of
their health.
At present
Inspector and one
and I
at their own.
think it will be allowed that he
should be en
5.
to go home
encouraged to go
after 5 years to recruit his health,
and come back a
better man,
so
but
it seems hard that the few
granted in a
months
total of 15 years.
service
"have to be paid back as it were to
Government, aud
it can
this light it.
indulgence.
an i
looking upon it in hardly be called
The casualities
Emopeans of the Force
cent per
annur m
amongst
average
the
15 per
for the last 5 years,
there being "of casualities in this time.
number of men
The few mun
leave is
accounted
eue
have
only
one
on leave
Sergeant request in England.
When a pension
es granted
after 10 yran service the "paying back"
years.
of leave did not appear so hard, but
now that men
have to
eave for 15
of 18
years for Pension, the adding
months in a climate like this makes
The Colonial Surgeon in his report
a
great difference.
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1886 remarks: -
"The admissime from
the Police Force
" to Hospital show a considerable increase,
and have been the largest
A rumbor
" admitted in the past 6
The increase
**
years. among Curopeano was 14 as compared with 1885 or 51
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