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being attached to the Registrar General's Office in May, 1884, made an Inspector, in order

to enable him to

carry

his duties in accordance

with the law.

7.

out

A serious difficulty

has thus arisen in connection

of his

with the question of re-transfer to the Police. For if he had returned to Inspector he passed : the heads of several

the Force as would have

over

Officers

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Officers senior to him, causing thereby general dissatisfaction, and would, moreover, in the opinion of the Acting Captain Sheperintendent, have not been equal to the

work

of an ordinary Inspector of Police, owing to his long

dissociation with the Force.

8.

Major General Gordon

suggested that Edwards should take his place in the Force according to his seniority

as

dergeant. Under this

arrangement

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