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Mochner

which I can consciously accuse myself of professional failure & carry out orders, and I crave leave to offer the following observations on the papers.

In part of his despatch, Sir Henry Blake says that since the Command was given over by him in May, he has observed an increasing slackness in the men. Now he may have left the Colony in the autumn of 1907 and I took Command for several months under Sir Henry's observation, before he himself went on leave. Presumably, therefore, the slackness had not then set in.

I could hardly have recommended him for the post when it fell vacant. I remained in Charge during Sir Henry's absence, under the Administration of Sir William Gascoigne, during that period, which covered several months, I remember no complaints of slackness in myself or the men.

Sir Henry Blake returned, I think sometime in the Autumn of 1902. I cannot remember that he ever spoke or wrote to me about slackness in the Police earlier than the middle of 1903 when, at my request, Captain Lymes took steps to smarten the men up generally, particularly new recruits, as regards their appearance and saluting. It turned out that the European police were slovenly in appearance and saluting. I remember no further Complaints on this score.

Sir Henry goes on to say that very unfavourable comments are made on the Conduct of the police in the performance of street duty "by the general public, by foreign officers and by naval officers". He refers to par. 7 of Captain C. Briscoe's letter of 24 March. On reading the paragraph referred to, I see that the Administrator says nothing about the general public or foreign officers.

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Mochner which I can consciously accuse myself of professional failure & carry out orders, and I crave leave to offer the following observations on the papers. In part of his despatch, Sir Henry Blake says that since the Command was given over by him in May, he has observed an increasing slackness in the men. Now he may have left the Colony in the autumn of 1907 and I took Command for several months under Sir Henry's observation, before he himself went on leave. Presumably, therefore, the slackness had not then set in. I could hardly have recommended him for the post when it fell vacant. I remained in Charge during Sir Henry's absence, under the Administration of Sir William Gascoigne, during that period, which covered several months, I remember no complaints of slackness in myself or the men. Sir Henry Blake returned, I think sometime in the Autumn of 1902. I cannot remember that he ever spoke or wrote to me about slackness in the Police earlier than the middle of 1903 when, at my request, Captain Lymes took steps to smarten the men up generally, particularly new recruits, as regards their appearance and saluting. It turned out that the European police were slovenly in appearance and saluting. I remember no further Complaints on this score. Sir Henry goes on to say that very unfavourable comments are made on the Conduct of the police in the performance of street duty "by the general public, by foreign officers and by naval officers". He refers to par. 7 of Captain C. Briscoe's letter of 24 March. On reading the paragraph referred to, I see that the Administrator says nothing about the general public or foreign officers. Page ...
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Mochner

which I can consciously accuse myself of precomal

Failure & carry out orders, and 8. clave to offer following obsecrations the papers

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encorch.

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was given

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over by ion may he has

observed an

increasing

stachnews in the men. Now

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May,

Colony

the autumn of 1907 and I hot Command for several mouths unter die Henny's observation, before he himself went on leave. Presumably therefore the slacknew, had

not then set in

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he woed

me for

FR

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that

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Lov

the

men. Sie Henry Shake returned

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7

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Hachnew

Rarlier than the mittle

of

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1903 when, at the

laces.

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that the

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score.

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"

Adrenal

C. Brisis letter of 24 March.

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سمجھنے

sound the ufore be spreking oi

is that Ca-24-

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