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Government Gazette of 2nd March, 1877. (Copy)

No 46 Government Notification.

The following letter addressed to the Captain. Superintendent of Police is published for general information:

By

command

(Signed) J. Gardiner Austin,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hong Kong, 1. March, 1877.

No 126.

Sir

you will a

Colonial Secretary Colonial: Secretary's Office, Phong chúng

28th February, 1877. I am desired by His Excellency the Governor to beg will accept and convey to the Officers and Inspectors of the Porce his high appreciation of the aid they have afforded him in the maintenance of law and order during his administration.

His Excellency trusts that the Force will long maintain the high character for honour and efficiency which they have attained to:

I have the honour to be

Sir,

Your m

(Signed) J.

Gardiner Austin. Colonial Secretary.

most obedient Servant,

ToW.M. Drane, Esqr

Captain: Superintendent of Police :

Letter from Sir Brooke Robertson; K. C.B. formerly Consul at Canton and Consul General at Shanghai.

Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London: 22th May; 1880.

(Copy)

Dear Mr Deane,

I had ample opportunities of seeing the Police Porce of Hong Kong from the time you took charge of it; until I left in 1878, and can testify to the high state of discipline and efficiency to which, you brought it, and which

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required, owing to its peculiar constitution exceptional powers of organization to effect:

Jam,

To WM. Dane Expe Very truly yours,

Captain Superintendent of Police: (digned) Brooke Robertson.

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Letter from Sir Richard Graves Mac Donnell, C. B. K. C.M.G. Governor and Commander in Chief of Hong Kong from 1886 to 1872.

(Copy)

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My dear Mr. Deane';

As I learn that

11. York Terrace,

Regent's Park,

24th May, 1880.

your

4 you intend becoming · a candidate for the Chief Constableship of Lancaster, it may perhaps serve your interests to have some certificate from myself of services from 1866 in Hong Kong, where I was sill 1872, the period during which I was Governor of that Colony. As Head of the Police you,

had in a

great measure to establish that force, or rather to remodel it, and adapt it for the discharge of its very varied and important duties. amongst different nationalities and under circumstances of great difficulty. I can testify to the amount of success which attended your efforts, especially as

Police your numbered I think over 700, comprised many element difficult to work in union but above all Thave pleasure in being witness to the energy and zeal which marked all your efforts, whilst as a Magistrale you were uniformly painstaking

d just. as well as highly competent.

Seeing that

your position in China was,

highly honourable, trustworthy and lucrative, I presume you only

office here of a very eligible nature. case I hope that whatever be the result it may be for your best interests.

and

seek

an

Believe me to be,

Very faithfully yours,

In any

(Signed) Richard Graves Mac Donnell: