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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

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

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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