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netwithstanding many marked imprceements already effected in the aganization of that Force I felt that, far from relaxing a vigilant.
an it. I hoped to
supervision
improve it by früher reforms
2.
As the establishment of an
efficient Police hive must be regarded
a.
primary moral obligation which to the Community
the Gament
and
are
which should take precedence) of almost all other claims or Polenial Expenditure, I consider it fortunate that by the special provisions of a local Ordinance) (Mr à of 1863) the Ganner in Council is authorized to buy gearly a Police rate on all House
399
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whatever amon
w he
property for whatever cassidus requisite for the maintenance
of an efficient force. A fund is thacky oblained exclusively devoted to the
object, and
picus 0
from any
Colonial Liabilities.
other
au)
In my despatch Me 999 of the 28th Alline I mentioned that the
Police and Lighting rates had froduced
255,000 in excese of the Estimates,
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and
there were many objects of simportance to be sought with a view to greater efficiency in the Police Department,
result has been
very
limely and
chis
could)
fortunate. Otherwise thess objects would have had to be abandoned, or only be attained by
an
malase)
of