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Chober
1891, respecting
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the ground in
question, which it is requested may be returned.
J.
In forwarding this petition,
I wish to lay before Your Excellency the peculiar case of Mr. Lysaught, who, joining the Colonial Police in 1864 with the hope of a pension, by remaining in the Naval Yard Police when this force was separated from Colonial Control, has lost any prospect of a pension, though, as will be seen in many instances, his services have been rendered in the interests of the Colony.
The Colonial Regulations, under which we are entered, admit of no pensions or gratuities, consequently we get men who are restless and seldom stay beyond a year or two; but Mr. Lysaught has remained these many years in the hope of something turning up, and owing to his energy, firm discipline, and integrity, that our Force has been kept together.
I regret to say that my representations to England on behalf of Mr. Lysaught have not been successful, owing to the inability of the Treasury to put him on the Established List of the Naval Yard.
For these reasons I am desirous of commending this case to Your Excellency for special consideration, and hope that something can be done for Mr. Lysaught in furtherance of his wishes, either by the grant of this land he asks for as suitable for his business, or otherwise.
I may observe that all my predecessors have spoken most highly of him, and I can fully endorse their opinion, and trust that his long residence and services...