CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 762

ii 1886 - it was ai

certe

certainly strongly

recommended by

me when

Aching Captains Superintendent in 1889. sape Dempster though residing at

Kowloon could never take the - morning reports there - he had to Gv

to his office, and c

every petty offence in the Dorice on the Lowloon side had to be settled at Police Head Quarters, offenders and - witnesses having to come over for investigation. The Adjutant could.

never take wro

marning reports and correspondence of Police Stead Quarters to crable the Captain Superintendent to visit out stations - his office

Paymaster prevented him-

duties as

be was unable even sometimes to

attend parades and muske

musketry drills in the afternoons, and men coming from outstations for nuusketry had someteries to return without being

able to fire their rounds. Not only

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inconvenerice to the men but an extra expense to Governmen for transport. These are only a few -particulars of the inconvenerices officer serving

resulting from an under the Captains Supermitendent haveing

other and

in his

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Fo

important duties to attend to, which Police requirements had to give way. Happily, as I believe, this dual appointment.

was abolished

and

a

Deputy Supermitendent

appointed in his place

14 July 1890.

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probation

For the above reasons.

I am of opinion that the appoint_

ment of

officer as Supernitendent

at

of Water Police, who has other duties to perform under another Chief, -

would not be conducive to uncrcased:

efficiency in the Police but rather

The reverse.

I would desire to add