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tion from the peculiarly Chinese vice of bribery

squeezing can

only

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be checked by close super is

vision and well maintain

ed discipline.

I have the honour to be;

Sir,

Your Most Obedient

Humble Servant, Nchine Beark M Sout Adiministering the Government,

ropean and 4 Chinese Cons- tables of the 2nd class and

one

engineer, effecting

d

saving in salaries of $1176

per

annum.

(2) The abolition of one

an

esti

night steam-pinnace patrol, which would effect mated saving

in coal alone!

- in

of $458 per

annum.

(3) The abolition of the Water Police boats at Shauki.

wan and Aberdeen, and the

total reduction of the staff

at