CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895 — Page 442

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seek the dexistina

to me

of

the independent

Head of a separate Department.

I do not mean to

infer

that Conemender

re given me the Most loyal and prompt acxistence, but in Police work everything depindompon promptitude, and any system which tendo to diminues. the power of the Executive Police in taking sarift and comprehensive action is in my opinion to be strongly deprecated.

Numary would not have,

9. Another cogent reason against the proposal is that it would, ifadopted, diminish the power to strengthen the

land Fore by drafts from the Water Police and vice versa, on emergency according

As the occasion demanded. And finally Iorned mention

I could mention that it appears

more conducive to discipline to

have the Police of both branches at those

Stations where both land and water

Police are

quartered, under the Commend

the Police

officer in charge of

the

of the

Station, than ander no direct control as

they would be under Commander Numaczy

scheme.

10. For the above reasona

Iam of opinion

that the adoption of Commander Numany's

saggeation would militate against the efficiency of the Police For as a with

I have the honour to be Ser.

Jour obedient servant

F. H. May Apt : Supt. of Police

Anything

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