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various extracts from reports and despatches concerning ir. Badeley, extracts from a draft Despatch to you, written by Sir F. Lugard but not sent, of which I deem it my duty to send a copy. I also enclose copy of a minute by Kr. Brewin relative to his conversation with the Governor quoted in pare raph 4 of the draft.

ly considered opinion is that Lr. Badeley is

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unfit to continue to be Captain Superintendent of Police in this Colony by reason (a) of his want of interest in work which he

himself says he finds "thankless and dreary" (he has recently repeated that expression of feeling in somewhat similar terus);

(b) of his want of energy, initiasive, forethought, and resource- -fulness, and (c) of his lack of appreciation of the necessity for

strict discipline. I agree with the opinion expressed by Mr.

Brewin that Ir. Budeley is "too easy with his men". He is too

goodnatured and is not insistent to exact exertion from his 'sub-

-ordinates. I believe that my opinion is shared by a large section

of the European and Chinese Community whose adverse coment on

Police administration have been very frequent of late years.

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Mr. Badeley is a man of high intellectual capacity. I agree with Sir Henry Blake that he would be well fit- -ted for a lagisterial or Financial post. I esk that in the public interest he be transferred to such a post in another Colony or that he be compulsorily retired on the pension he has

earned to date.

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I am addressing you separately on the subject of his successor should you see fit to give effect to my recom-

-mendation.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Governor,&c..