CO129-256 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [8-12] — Page 505

I to render unscessary hereafter such lazze Supplementay votes

Sometimes had.

as we have

The reductim in the cost

7

the par. 4.

Police ischiefly due to the proposal. Explained in last par. of 21623/92 to substitute 20 Chmere Constables for the same number of Europeans, as vacancies occur in the European Steff. For the present year ten Chinese at $108 a zea

provided for,

at $600.

lien of

ana

Jest

par. qof deck." As to the post of 2nd Magistrate, 501

Sie W. Rolmisen had proposed to

abolish it, & for the present it has been left vacant.

let

da vee par. 8 anticipated for it has not

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marginal muinto. that draft

been found practicable to get the double work perfonned by th the governor has

Wodehouse.

therefore hit upon the device of making the Arst Harbour Master

See par. 5 of // whose fost is also proposed to be in 18 desp. on 17685

ten Europeans 176 in th

Intas

$90

§ 90 miste 7100.

This is a policy of doubtful utilit, which Jace is not altogettier favoured by the local press of Hongkong, the present Head of Police supports it,

experment. But watched it might be tried as an

? Say that th it must be carefully wen as regards its results it as to the efficiency

the force in detecting

detecting & suppressing

crime; add that it is presumed that it

is not intended to throw any increase of

work

in the reduced European staff,

瘫

otherwise the apparent economy may pamith be more then counterbalanced by loss of Efficiency & additimal expense caused by increased sickness & invaliding amongst them.

lee marke. I Lassage

4.39 of Enc. 5

is enough,

think,

CPE

abolished

A

vacancy) act as Magistrate for the present drawing apparently his own full pay ($3000) and (not half the pay of Magistrate butonly) the Magistrate's pay $1500 out of

(viz. #45184). According to Col. Reg. 100 an officer holding

Acting afft & performingat

time the duties of his

Same

office may be given half the

of bay of the former & the whole of pay; but I gather (aft. Hastings is in fact,

his own

fact, though

nominally Ass! Harbour Master, little Harbour work, doing very

& perhaps it is

the whole a

not unfair arrangement to give him ethanol, $1500

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