Burma . WM-^ *< 381. BURMAN PRINCESS. BRITISH ADMINISTRATION 169. 382. ROYAL INSIGNIA. supervision, are combined into a district undera European magistrate, the Deputy Commis-sioner, who has a European officer for districtsuperintendent of police, commanding anaverage force of four hundred constables. Atthe district headquarters are a police-depot,treasury, jail and hospital, besides courthousesand offices. The district officer hears appealsfrom the myodks, and tries all offences exceptthe gravest, and heavy civil suits. Thisorganisation is the backbone of the civil govern-ment, the Commiss
Burma . WM-^ *< 381. BURMAN PRINCESS. BRITISH ADMINISTRATION 169. 382. ROYAL INSIGNIA. supervision, are combined into a district undera European magistrate, the Deputy Commis-sioner, who has a European officer for districtsuperintendent of police, commanding anaverage force of four hundred constables. Atthe district headquarters are a police-depot,treasury, jail and hospital, besides courthousesand offices. The district officer hears appealsfrom the myodks, and tries all offences exceptthe gravest, and heavy civil suits. Thisorganisation is the backbone of the civil govern-ment, the Commission. There are thirty-foursuch districts, and four hundred native magis-trates, on salaries of one hundred to eighthundred rupees a month, besides one hundredand twenty-five native honorary success of this economical administration,organised by Sir Arthur Phayre, in ensuringthe safety of life and property and the fulfil-ment of contracts has given a new value toenterprise and thrift. The British garrison of Burma consists of four thousand European
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