preservation of the public Peace : in one word, to every thing that is comprehended under the duties of the police, and the well being of society.
The duties assigned here to the Land-Officer are discharged, at the different "Presidences in India (and as far as my Knowledge extends) at all Her Majesty's Colonies, by Her Majesty's Justices of Peace who have a Clerk and other subordinate officers under them to promulgate, and enforce their orders. This will probably be the system to be adopted.
Settlement ere time I can have to be adopted in this long, but in the no hesitation in me an giving the Land Officer express authority to fulfill those Duties as described at the commencement of this Memorandum.
As 127 As however, it is not improbable but in the earliest stages of this Colony the chief Magistrate may have given his expressed and tacit sanction to the occupation, by the first Settlers, of spots of ground, which it is neither desirable nor convenient that they should continue to occupy (now that Matters attaining a more regular and defined form, and that the rapid influx of population requires constant and great attention to its comfort and management :) So that in all such instances, the Land officer will make the arrangements which he considers requisite in concert with the Chief Magistrate, and I feel assured that those officers will cordially unite (where it may be necessary under this proviso to do so) in giving full effect to the tenor of this Memorandum.
Government House, Bugtong, March 22, 1842.
(Signed) Henry Pottinger.
(True Copy)
Richard Momen
preservation of the public Peace : in one_
word, to every thing that is comprehended __ under the duties of the police, and the __ well being of society.
The duties assigned - here. to the Land- Officer
are discharged, at the different. "Presidences in India (and as far as my Knowledge - extends) at all Her Majesty's Colonies, by Her Majesty's Justices of Peace =
who have a Clerk and other subordinate-
officers under them to promulgate, and inforec. their orders. This will probably be the system to be adopted.
Settlement. ere. time I can have
to be adopted _ in this long, but in the
no
hesitation in
me an
giving
the Land Officer. express authority to
fulfill
those. Duties as described at:
"the commencement of this Memorandum.
As
127
As however, it is not improbable but in the earliest stages of this Colony the chief. Magistente may have given his expressed and taxit sanction to the occupation, by the first_ Sottlers, of spots of ground, which it is neither.. desirable. nor convenient that they should. continue to occupy (now that - Matters attaining a more regular and defined form. and that the rapid _ influx of population. requires constant and great attention to its comfort and management :) Sboy; that in all such instances, the Land officer will make the -arrangements which he considers requisite in coment wit the Chief Magistrate, and I feel.. assured that those officers will cordially unite. (where it may be necessary under this proviso to do so ) in giving full effect to the tenor of this
Memorandum.
wernment House-,
Bugtong, March 22, 1842.
(Signed) Henry Pottinger.
(True Copy)
Richard Momen
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