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Europeans Indians Chinese
Total
Europeans Chinese
Total
:
Grand total
222
ORGANIZATION.
LAND POLICE.
Chief Inspector and Inspectors.
Sergeants and Acting Sergeants.
Police Constables.
Total.
•
:
11
10
1 (Jemadar)
10
990
74
95
199
210
5
186
191
12
25
459
496
WATER POLICE.
11
14
11
59
70
1
13
70
84
13
38
529
580
The Europeans and Indians are armed with Martini-Henry carbines and sword-bayonets; Chinese with swords only.
In case of war with any Power other than China, it is anticipated that 50 European and 100 Indian police, all trained to the use of arms and the majority marksmen, can be spared to give assistance in the military defence, besides 100 Chinese who would be useful only for patrolling and obtaining information, but invaluable for the latter purpose.
With China as a hostile Power, the Chinese police could not be counted on, and the European and Indian police could not be spared for military work. Fire Brigade.-A fire brigade already exists, composed as follows:-
Superintendent
•
Assistant Superintendent
Engineer
Assistant Engineer European engine-drivers
Assistant
>"
Chinese engine-drivers
Foremen
Assistant foremen
European firemen
Chinese
99
Chinese stokers
1
watchmen
interpreters
Seamen (floating fire-engine)
Grand total
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:
1
1
5
3
12
28
22
60
8
13
4
27
99
There are also attached to the brigade an Inspector and Assistant Inspector for the purpose of attending to the storage of dangerous goods, but they do not do any other brigade work.
The brigade is manned by members of the police force, who obtain extra remuneration and are available for attending fires when off duty only.
Six of the firemen are European soldiers of the garrison lent for the purpose in peace-time, but whose places, as well as those of most of the police- men, would have to be filled in war-time by civilian volunteers, who would, it is assumed, come forward in large numbers to supplement the brigade, which forms an efficient nucleus.
For the purpose of fire prevention and control, the city of Victoria is
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