CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5] — Page 152

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Community, and, in fact, measure, to throw the responsibility the inhabitants or their representatives, and thereby to obviate the unmerited

abuse that is very frequently heaped on a Police Magistrate and his Departments in the Colonies, - I determined to bring the subject again to the consideration of the Justices, and in the hope of inducing them to undertake this duty, proposed to grant

to them for in addition to the Proceeds

tur

years,

of the Police Say amounting, after deducting the expense of collection and contingencies, to £3504.10.7%, a

of £1051.19.21.

other

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further

per

desire it, to

pase

all

146

Ordinance for the

pimpores of taxing Horses, carriages, and "Chairs (Sedans), which latter

are

in

common use in the Colony :- in short, I proposed to place at their disporal_

the

the same means

had

during

the

that I

I myself have

this

past year for

the sole conservancy

Service, as well as

of the City of Victoria. This proposal Your Lordship with observe, again refuse to accept.

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5. I trust it will appear, My

Lord,

from

the enclosed correspondence

that I have now done all in my power

MAMMAM M-

to

carry

inte

effect

out of the general fund of the Colony,

Sberides

paying

dircetly from the Freneury

the Salaries of the Superintendent

of

Police, and his Assistant, aggregating £812 ._ I ales offered, should they

the

rerumendation

of the Parliamentary Committee; but I

confecr I begin to think that the majority of the Justices have neither

time

nor melination

for

the duty

Some of the Gentlemen composing the

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