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a lew words with reference to the paragraph of Captain Hastings

letter ai which he reports the views of Mr Deave as to a resporssible officer residing in howloon to deal with defaulters, settle triping details and to be responsible generally for Police work on the north side. I cutirely

in these views which Mr. Deane's long experience ed hein to adopt, but I contend that superior officer should do more than merely deal with defaulters and settle tripling disputes, he

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should assume a control and

close supervision of all the Kowloon Peninsula, Izin Sha Tsui, You Ma-ti, Hungham and the live of frontier. These are duties which Supernitendent of Water Police

authority to perform and further these are duties which

t

would have no

Mayor Dempster, who had authority

as second ai commen

rand did not

and could not perform because he had other duties to perform

and another Chief to serve which unterfered with and marred his efficiency

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officer of Police. I was mi command

- of the Police when the adjutan

1st July 1890 and

was abolished on

when a

Deputy Superintendent

was apponited on probation In the ordinary

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that event

happening the deputy would have been transferred to Isun Sha Tsui and would have taken that general supervision of the Kowloon district, which is considered so desirable, but

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then expecting

Major Dempster shortly to be sent home the officer then administere

steriing

the Government

I believe, in consideration of his

ea that Major

past services, arro

arranged

Dempster should be permitted to

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refacin