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the17?

was written so I could not

raise the point about them in time to have it referred hore with the

others.

fact that a

I don't think that the

ui

turnkey is lodged. can be regarded as givinghein free quarters in the same way

gaol

as the fact that the Supermitendent of the Gaol has

house in the Gavl

can be

a

To live in the Gaol is a

part of the Turnkey's work, and I think that the irksourness of being himself made more or less of

a

prisoner and of being obliged to live

regarded

in what cannot be

ed as

cheerful quarters should be regarded

rather as one

of

the disagreeables than

of the advantages of his position.

I regard

to live in the gaol

him as

paid

and it seems

anomalous

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anomalous to make him pay not

(

an a

but

privilege

"The value of the quarters

on a drawback.

of the rank and file of the Police

were not taken into account ou

calculating

their increases. They were dealt with quite separately.

Treasury,

(Signed) F. A. May,

Act. Col. Treasurer.

Hongkong, 14 July, 1892.