CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 34

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exercised over all those stations by Gentlemen, and for such a force I consider that four Gentlemen is not too large a proportion: The Captain Superintendent of Police has many duties to perform in the internal arrangement of the Force and the Fire Brigade that occupy his time at Head Quarters, leaving three Superintendents only available for the constant supervision that ought to be exercised over a widely scattered force, if we are to insure against the repetitions of the evils that culminated in the scandal of 1897.

3. I desired to obtain the services of an Indian police officer as I considered it important that one of the officers of the force should know, thoroughly the Indian system and the way in which the men are managed." If that is not considered advisable, one of the Cadets ought to receive his training and drill in an Indian police force.

4. For the present I have given Mr. Hallifax who is performing the duties of Assistant Police Magistrate, authority to supervise some stations in the New Territory, and as the Police Magistrate's duty is very light this arrangement

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exercised over all those stations by Gentlemen, and for

such a force I consider that four Gentlemen is not too

large a proportion: The Captain Superintendent of Police

has many duties to perform in the internal arrangement of

the Force and the Fire Brigade that occupy his time at Head

Quarters, leaving thrée Superintendents only available for

the constant supervision that ought to be exercised over

a widely scattered force, if we are to insure against the

repetitions of the evils that culminated in the scandal of

1897.

3. I desired to obtain the services of an

Indian police officer as I considered it important that

one of the officers of the force should know, thoroughly the

Indian system and the way in which the men are mañaged." If

that is not considered advisable, one of the Cadets ought

to receive his training and drill in an Indian police force.

4. For the present I have given Mr. Hallifax

who is performing the duties of Assistant Police Kagistrate,

authority to supervise some stations in the New Territory,

and as the Polios Magistrate's duty is very light this ar-

rangement

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