CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 495

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-business-portion of the

residents are down in town.

3.

Quarry Bay station,

unless left in charge of - Indians, would require two Europeans - but supposing

that these are not sent, still in the Central District owing

to the number of European houses pulled down and replaced by streets and alleys of Chinese residenzes there is a great want of Europeans available, expedially

occasion of a fire; owing to the demands of the Fire Brigade.

on

4.

the

Lenclose a return

Force during of the expense of the Police

the past 26 years. From page 6 of the Estimates for 1888 it will be gathered that $260, 487.00 will be

raised

489

raised on Police Assessment against an expenditure (including pensions) of not more than $210,000,

5.

It may be observed that in 1886 with the exception of one Inspector attached to the Water Police (whose head quarters were on Queen's Road out of sight of the Harbour) all other Inspectors were at the Central Police Station. Since then the outlying village. of the Island, and the Peninsula of Kaulung have been brought

under more.

to

innmediate control, with a consequential large gain the Publie revenue.

6.

In 1865 the population

supposed

was 125,500 - it is now su to be 201,000; the Police Free, exclusive of staff and coolies,

in

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