CO129-213 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [12]

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disciplined, and that with this object,
professional aid in the shape of a Military Adjutant and Drill Instructor
is
10.
3 indispensable
I dare not conceal
from Your Lordship that there is
general surprise and discontent in
this community at the recent action
of
the Colonial Office, in disallowing,
without assigning any reason whatsoever for what is described here as a measure unprecedented
under the circumstances of the case), the Vote of the Colonial Legislature
of £300 a year, out of an annual revenue of £220,000, for a military Adjutant for the Police. Moreover, it is asked: Why should this Colony "be deluded by the apparent grant of
a
local Government and of a local Legislature, if
we are thus prevented
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from voting a small sum
of
money
for the protection of
our lives and property?!
11.
It is my duty
in
conclusion, on grounds both of
Imperial and of Colonial policy, respectfully to submit...

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94
24
disciplined, and that with this object,
professional aid in the shape of a Military Adjutant and Drill Instructor is indispensable.
I dare not conceal from Your Lordship that there is general surprise and discontent in this community at the recent action of the Colonial Office, in disallowing, without assigning any reason whatsoever for what is described here as a measure unprecedented under the circumstances of the case, the Vote of the Colonial Legislature of £300 a year, out of an annual revenue of £220,000, for a military Adjutant for the Police. Moreover, it is asked: Why should this Colony "be deluded by the apparent grant of a local Government and of a local Legislature, if we are thus prevented from voting a small sum of money for the protection of our lives and property?"
11.
It is my duty, in conclusion, on grounds both of Imperial and of Colonial policy, respectfully to submit...

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94
24
disciplined, and that with this object, professional aid in the shape of a Military Adjutant and Drill Instructor is indispensable. I dare not conceal from Your Lordship that there is general surprise and discontent in this community at the recent action of the Colonial Office, in disallowing, without assigning any reason whatsoever for what is described here as a measure unprecedented under the circumstances of the case, the Vote of the Colonial Legislature of £300 a year, out of an annual revenue of £220,000, for a military Adjutant for the Police. Moreover, it is asked: Why should this Colony "be deluded by the apparent grant of a local Government and of a local Legislature, if we are thus prevented from voting a small sum of money for the protection of our lives and property?"
11.
It is my duty, in conclusion, on grounds both of Imperial and of Colonial policy, respectfully to submit...

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24 disciplined, and that with this object, professional aid in the shape of a Military Adjutant and Drill Instructor is indispensable. I dare not conceal from Your Lordship that there is general surprise and discontent in this community at the recent action of the Colonial Office, in disallowing, without assigning any reason whatsoever for what is described here as a measure unprecedented under the circumstances of the case, the Vote of the Colonial Legislature of £300 a year, out of an annual revenue of £220,000, for a military Adjutant for the Police. Moreover, it is asked: Why should this Colony "be deluded by the apparent grant of a local Government and of a local Legislature, if we are thus prevented from voting a small sum of money for the protection of our lives and property?"

11. It is my duty, in conclusion, on grounds both of Imperial and of Colonial policy, respectfully to submit...

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24 disciplined, and that with this object, professional aid in the shape of a Military Adjutant and Drill Instructor is indispensable. I dare not conceal from Your Lordship that there is general surprise and discontent in this community at the recent action of the Colonial Office, in disallowing, without assigning any reason whatsoever for what is described here as a measure unprecedented under the circumstances of the case, the Vote of the Colonial Legislature of £300 a year, out of an annual revenue of £220,000, for a military Adjutant for the Police. Moreover, it is asked: Why should this Colony "be deluded by the apparent grant of a local Government and of a local Legislature, if we are thus prevented from voting a small sum of money for the protection of our lives and property?"

11. It is my duty, in conclusion, on grounds both of Imperial and of Colonial policy, respectfully to submit...