CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 761

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aiready showed itself on the first appointment of the sissistant Harbour Master, but d.

with the

am impressed great difficulty

which

must be occasioned by the active

presence in the force of

arr

officer

under another Arief,

wtwo schveS whose hine is or

only partially at the disposal of the Police, who cannot attend to Police work when it may be required of him. For instance. The Captain Superintendent

may trave orders to convey to the Water

Police - as a matter of discipline

-

av west

(

if the suspector has an

750 urgent-

matter to report and in a short

seive the intervention of such an

Suspector would be practically

ignored

AC CELSÄ

crr

causing rexations and

-cessary delay:

this

I do not speaks vaguely

subject

et but from experience. For

years hast this Police Force was officered by two superior officers, the Captain Supermitendent and the Adjutant, Major Dempster,

who was also second in command

But Major Dempster

courtesy

these should be

대

the

conveyed through the Supermitendent_

be absent at Stanley

but he

Bay. duty

may

or elsewhere on Harbour Master's

and either important matters muish be

or the Captain

iguore

hein

delayed, Supernitendent must

and communicate direct with the Inspector. The

same would happen

was an

officer

Army Pay Department and :

had to attend to his office as such.

to resided in Police Barracks at Kowloon. But the practical resuêt of this dual apponitment became obvious, so that I believe the abolition

this office and apponitine

xf

ment of s

Cas

Deputy Superintendent recommended by a Commission

if