▁the ▁I po h ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁Walker ▁visited ▁all ▁the ▁main ▁towns , ▁inspect ing ▁the ▁mines ▁and ▁meeting ▁the ▁to w k ays ▁[ mine ▁own ers ] ▁who ▁" cri ed ▁out ▁for ▁police ▁protection ". ▁Walker ▁te legraph ed ▁his ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Ta ip ing ▁to ▁request ▁rein for c ements ▁and ▁within ▁two ▁months ▁his ▁forces ▁in ▁I po h ▁had ▁been ▁strength ened ▁by ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁men . ▁ ▁Several ▁new ▁police ▁stations ▁were ▁opened ▁with ▁financial ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁mine - own ers ▁and ▁increased ▁pat rol s ▁on ▁the ▁Tamb un ▁road ▁helped ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁rob ber ies ▁and ▁assault s ▁on ▁the ▁highway , ▁although ▁Walker ▁compla ined ▁that ▁" it ▁exhaust s ▁the ▁resources ▁of ▁any ▁force ▁and ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁men ." ▁Refer ring ▁to ▁the ▁rapid ▁growth ▁of ▁crime ▁in ▁northern ▁K inta , ▁Walker ▁remarked : No ▁wonder ▁that ▁the ▁crime ▁has ▁increased , ▁as ▁increase ▁it ▁must , ▁with ▁a ▁min ing ▁population ▁of ▁Chinese , ▁a ▁race ▁that ▁knows ▁no ▁rep ose , ▁that ▁sett les ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁moment ▁where ▁money ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁greatest ▁ease , ▁that ▁would ▁rob ▁their ▁best ▁friends ▁if ▁they ▁themselves ▁should ▁have ▁lost ▁their ▁sav ings ▁at ▁the ▁g aming ▁table . Cr ime ▁with ▁such ▁a ▁population ▁as ▁this ▁means ▁progress , ▁and ▁although ▁a ▁check ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁raising ▁the ▁Force