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DESPATCH.

3

HONG KONG

C.O. 57407

No.

359

1904

No. 374577

(Subject.)

Police Force Pensions

2 NOV OF

Previous Paper.

20215

does not allow to retire on pension on completing 15 years service.

agree with proposal that members should be allowed to retire on pension on completing 20 years service,

(Minutes.)

I had a long conversation with ... about the Police Force, from which I am inclined to think that Sir H. Blake's views on their inefficiency were rather exaggerated. The main trouble is that there are not enough men, so the roads are not properly patrolled.

He tells me also that they used to get excellent recruits from the Scotch Police Forces and that the supply has fallen off, largely because of exaggerated fears of plague.

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DESPATCH. 3 HONG KONG C.O. 57407 No. 359 1904 No. 374577 (Subject.) Police Force Pensions 2 NOV OF Previous Paper. 20215 does not allow to retire on pension on completing 15 years service. agree with proposal that members should be allowed to retire on pension on completing 20 years service, (Minutes.) I had a long conversation with ... about the Police Force, from which I am inclined to think that Sir H. Blake's views on their inefficiency were rather exaggerated. The main trouble is that there are not enough men, so the roads are not properly patrolled. He tells me also that they used to get excellent recruits from the Scotch Police Forces and that the supply has fallen off, largely because of exaggerated fears of plague.
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DESPATCH.

3

TONG KONG

C.0. 57407

rnor. No.

359

1904

No. 374577

(Subject.)

Police Force Pensvers

2 NOV OF

}

Ost

previons Paper.

Goo

20215

does not

allowed to retire on pension on

instead of 15 years service.

with preporal agree

that membres should be

completing 20 you service,

for Fiddes

(Minutes.)

I had

a

lang caurisation witta

J

7

IMA

£ (783-138as~20000-11-8

subsequent Paper.

41135

for Wodehouse about the Police from

which

I am inclined to think that o their mefficiency

Sür H. Blake's of mus

whe rather exaggerated. The main trouble is that there are not enough

too

lang

the refue

their bats are

& 4. property patrolled.

He hills me

also that they

for

to eat Excellent recruiti

used

Scotch Police Forces and that the Supply has fallen off, largely be understands for exaggioaked fears of plague, toothed h

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