CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 114

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first of these two combinations. In

view, however, of the desirableness of

effecting reductions and of the fact

that the head of the police is so active

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and capable an officer as Mr.May, I am

not disposed to press my objections,

and I am content that the police the

prison and the fire brigade should be

connected or combined under his command.

There seems to me to be consider-

able prospective advantage to be gained

by recruiting the prison warders from

the ranks of the police, but I shall be

glad to have a further report before I

accept as it stands the suggestion made

in paragraph 181 of the retrenchment

committee's report to the effect that

the superintendent's quarters should be

vacated and converted into quarters for

Turnkeys. I consider it very desirable

that