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allowance was not made for the expansion necessary for the
efficient policing of the Colony the urban areas of which are
growing at the rate of some thousand new buildings per annum - an increase that was scarcely anticipated.
6.
I therefore request authority to proceed with the
recruitment of the additional police required as set out in
the enclosure to this despatch and to approach the Legislative
Council for a vote of the necessary funds.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Governor, &c.