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Six European Police resigned to join the Sanitary Department as Sanitary Inspectors.
In connection with the policing of the New Territory, two Non-Commissioned Officers and 22 men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers were by permission of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding enrolled as Special Constables, and one Non-Commissioned Officer and 11 men are still serving. These men have conducted themselves extremely well and have rendered very useful service to the Police, and
thanks are due to the Military Authorities for the assistance afforded my Department.
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There were also enlisted 125 Indians, 13 Chinese for the Land Force, 26 Chinese for the Water Police, besides 4 coxswains, 4 engineers and 4 stokers for launch work.
More Chinese for the Land Force would have been enlisted had they been obtainable. Recruiting for the Chinese Land Force, despite the recent increase of pay, is still backward, there being 7 vacan- cies at the end of the year.
It was expected that recruits would have been obtained from amongst the peasants in the New Territory, but with 4 exceptions the few who enlisted for the Land Force resigned before their periods of probation had expired.
Drill and discipline appear to be peculiarly distasteful to Chinese in and around this Colony, and the constantly increasing rates of wages given by private employers of labour render the rates obtaining in the Police Force not sufficiently attractive.
Two large launches were chartered for patrolling the new waters of the Colony, and began work as soon as the Territory was taken over.
A steam pinnace was also detached for duty in Mirs Bay.
These vessels have undoubtedly been of service in preventing robberies and piracies in the extended waters of the Colony.
Since the New Territory was taken over the following Stations have been opened there: ---
STATION.
DATE
OF
OPENING.
ESTABLISHMENT.
European. Indian.
Tải Pó,....... Shatin,
Kowloon City,
Ping Shán,
Cheung Chau,
Fu Ti Au, Tai 0,
Yung Shu Wan,
Subsidiary to Aberdeen,-
Au Tan, Tung Chung, Subsidiary to Tai 0,—
Shatin Gap,...
Subsidiary to Shatin,-
Kat 0,
Subsidiary to Tái Pó,
Starling Inlet,
San Tin,
12th Aug., 1899,
15th Oct., 1899,
16th Apr., 1899, --| 16th Apr., 1899, 16th Apr., 1899, 22nd Apr., 1899,
1
2
3
7OOH
Chinese.
Interpreter.
1
1
29th Apr., 1899,
1
4
1
14th May, 1899,
1
18th May, 1899,
2
20th May, 1899,
3rd June, 1899,
3
11
www
1
24th June, 1899,
5
24th Oct., 1899, 14th Dec., 1899,
2
:
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3
5
6
to to
6
2
22.
CONDUCT.
The number of reports against Europeans was 75 as against 41 in 1898; of these 19 were for drunkenness as against 8 in the previous year; 2 for asleep on duty as against 7; 2 for disorderly conduct and fighting, and 2 for sitting down on duty as against 4 and 2 respectively, and 11 for neglect of duty as against 2 last year.
The 19 reports for drunkenness were incurred by 13 men, of whom 5 were responsible for 11 reports. Three of these 5 were enlisted locally for the Water Police, and have been dismissed.
One European Sergeant was convicted by the Magistrate for assault. The conduct of the Contingent as a whole has been very good.
year.
There were 320 reports against men of the Indian Contingent as compared with 314 for last For drunkenness there were 11 against 14 in 1898; 9 for disorderly conduct against 15; 32 for neglect of duty against 39; 68 for absence from duty against 40; 55 for gossiping and idling on duty against 52, and 25 for asleep on duty against 12 in the previous year.
Three constables were convicted before the Magistrate one for giving false evidence, one for preferring a malicious charge and one for assault. The conduct of the Contingent has been very good.
The Chinese Contingent is reponsible for 634 reports against 572 in 1898.
There were no reports for drunkenness; asleep on duty increased from 67 to 80, disorderly conduct from 19 to 22, and absence from station, duty and parades has increased from 209 to 260.
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