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no information is given about this, & no detailin Estimates are sent home, as the lot. Regulations
direct, (a Regulation howevor constantly not observed);
as Mr. Noorton's refentation architect has been prestiomed, it may perhaps be thought a toisable to ask whether any-
opecifications have been prepared or laid before Council as this does not appear-
As to the Police, subjoined is in companien
between the
Old Force
Inroplans-15
of
#ASTOLL 41040,
& New Force
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Loss
Cast
130
456160
Indians
308
67396 231
42707
Chinese
205
20582
266
26879
Staff
16.
18252
18
19644
Jotal Ltablishments. [644] - $ 131270 (645) # 145,382
Allowances, Contingencies
4 Service. Socxaire of Estab
Jotal Cove
41 124
爽
172595
43158 $188,560
it will thus be seen that the number of the
force is to remain the same, the Indians whore
time is over
being replaced partly by much
hore costly luropeans, & fastly. by much cheaper thiness; the salaries of the new men are setomated at £125 bat they have been engaged (bbtg in) at £100 a year
(fr
bying
in the other hand 5 more are bibe sent out than
calculated on
thy
3
The expenses of their passage, tof the return presages of the Indians are provided for, but there is
considerable scoring under Accoutrements & Clothing & Arais?
MINUTE PAPER.
143
This the whole net increase in Police is $16.165. which the new men ought certainty. Abe worth:
presented
A few smaller items, which are your to this Office for the first time, I have marked in the fthe enclosure as new?
With some remarks on the above points I supposed the Setimates be sanctioned
of the Ordinance confirmed -
may
Of the other inclsaures to the despatch Iwould call attention to N° 8, which should
be (according to the despatch) an approacvati Return of Assets thiabilities for the 1 Jousan January 1872, 4to the 7th paragraph of the Governor's financial statement which bears on the same korat
Over
The lacess of Assets & Liabilities balance in favor of thr
M! Jan: 1871 shewed
Colony of $154,000,
of the Latimates for 1871 left-
a margin of $2000, but the balance with which the Colony is to start for 1872 is to be
:thave been capse ded only $56000, for $100,000
For the Volos paced in Anticipation of Supplematon Istimates of 1871 : this appears rather startling as no sanction has been given for charging unch
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