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VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 9th March

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Third Schedule, Ordinance 14 of 1887.

ENROLMENT OF POLICE.

284

Questions to be put separately by the Police Magistrate to a person engaging or enlisting is to thứ?

slice of the Police Force of Hongkong.

1. What is your name?

2. In what place were you born?

William Stanton

. Clur. Cornwall. Miner

3. What is your trade or calling?..

4. Are you married?

5. Are you ruptured or lause; have you ever been" subject to fits, or have you any disability or disorder which impedes the free use of your limbs, or unfits you for ordinary labour?

No

6. Do you belong to the Army or Navy or Militia?.... 70

7. Have you ever served in the Army or Navy, į

Militia or Volunteers?

8. Are you willing to serve in the Police of

Hongkong for the term of fivet

720

years from lis

From Yes

1 William Stanton

„do make oath that the above questions have been

separately put to me: that the answers thereto have been read over to me, and that they are the same that 1 gave and are true.

I do also make oath that I will well and faithfully serve Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors

for the term of

Five

Years

as

Constable

of the Police Force of Hongkong, and will observe and obey all orders of Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors and of all Magistrates and Officers set over me. So help me God.

Witness,

(od) W. Stanton

Signature.

Sworn before we at Victoria, Hongkong, this noneth day of 77asch 189.57

(sd) H. E. Wodehouse Police Magistrate.

DECLARATION IN LIEU OF OATH.

do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare, that

the above questions have been separately put to me: that the answers thereto have been read over to

me, and that they are the same that I gave and are true.

I do also solemnly, shacerely and truly declare that I will well and faithfully serve Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors for the term of

of the Police Force of Hongkong, and will observe and obey

all orders of Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Sucesors, and of all Magistrates and Officers set over me.

Witness,

Signature.

Declared before me at Victoria, Hongkong, this.

day of

189

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Police Magistrate.

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