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this.

that

hereafter on vacancy

course is adopted,

se however the saving caused by

ease

the abolition of one Magistracy would for the present be reduced from $5,000 to $3,000 a year. The duties of Coroner might perhaps be given to the Superintendent of the Gaol, and you could doubt-

less select some other officer

to undertake the duties of Superin-

tendent of the Fire Brigade. The abolition of the second Magistrate

will apparently require an amend-

ment of Ordinance 10 of 1890.

In regard to the pro- posed combination of the post of

Superintendent of the Gaol with

that of the Deputy Superintendent

of Police, I have to remind you

that General Gordon stated, in a

Report dated 16th April, which

formed an enclosure to your des-

patch No.148 of 27th April last,

that for the efficient carrying

out of the duties of the Hong Kong

Police, it was in his opinion nec-

essary that there should be two su-

perior officers whose whole time

should be devoted to Police duties.

I am disposed to concur in this

opinion,

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