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have

your ordinary duties you unassisted and in very short time organized and drilled an Auxiliary Police Force of more than 80 men, whose services had they been required for the defence of the Colony would doubtless have proved very valuable, and who by the mere exhibition of their efficiency have, I fully assured, done much towards the maintenance of tranquillity and the removal of the partial alarm caused by the declaration of War and the numerical prevalence of Piracy in this neighbourhood.

I have, &c.,

(Signed) C. B. Hillier.

Off 2, Colonial Secretary

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary

MINUTE

6032

13 Aug /56.

Have to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch of the 8th of May, applying for the appointment of Assistant Magistrate in the event of that Office becoming vacant.

I should be very willing to recognize the zeal and ability which you appear to have displayed in the discharge of your duties with the Auxiliary Police Force.

24 JULY

W. J. MERCER / CS

Page 369

letten from Supretindent of Police Grove Her May,

closing the Copy fa

Abs.

(Signed) Bowring

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368 have your ordinary duties you unassisted and in very short time organized and drilled an Auxiliary Police Force of more than 80 men, whose services had they been required for the defence of the Colony would doubtless have proved very valuable, and who by the mere exhibition of their efficiency have, I fully assured, done much towards the maintenance of tranquillity and the removal of the partial alarm caused by the declaration of War and the numerical prevalence of Piracy in this neighbourhood. I have, &c., (Signed) C. B. Hillier. Off 2, Colonial Secretary (True Copy) Colonial Secretary MINUTE 6032 13 Aug /56. Have to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch of the 8th of May, applying for the appointment of Assistant Magistrate in the event of that Office becoming vacant. I should be very willing to recognize the zeal and ability which you appear to have displayed in the discharge of your duties with the Auxiliary Police Force. 24 JULY W. J. MERCER / CS Page 369 letten from Supretindent of Police Grove Her May, closing the Copy fa Abs. (Signed) Bowring
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have

your ordinary duties you unassisted and in very

- very short time

organized

and drilled

ammeiliary

an aureis

Police Force of more than 80 men, whose services had they been required for the refence of the belony would doubtless

have proved very by the mère exhibition of their. efficiency have Jams,

valuable, and who

I fully

assured

done much towards the maintenance.

of tranquillity

- and the removal of the

partial alarm caused.

emoval of

of War and the nunsical prevalence of

by the

the declaration

Piracy.

in this neighbourhood.

I have, 7o,

(Signed) C. B. Hillier.

Off 2, Colonial Secretary

(True Popy)

Colonial Secretary =

D

• Where ..?

in solve Bowring

Abs.

MINUTE

6032

13 Aug /56.

Shave to achmatedge the £ 22 misch of your

Des feath

JULY

Waplict MMMerivale | CS

· WNBAU

24

h00 of the 8th of May.

бра

for

closing the Copy fa

letten Grove Her May, the

from

Supercitiralent of Bice

applying for the appoint. ment of Assistant Majestate in the event of that Office becoming incourt.

the zeal and affectively

which to may appears to have display but

his the discharge

charge of his

duties with the

book sight of her

ame

I should be very

willing

to recognize the

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