CO129-126 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [11-12] — Page 273

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netwithstanding many marked imprceements already effected in the aganization of that Force I felt that, far from relaxing a vigilant.

an it. I hoped to

supervision

improve it by früher reforms

2.

As the establishment of an

efficient Police hive must be regarded

a.

primary moral obligation which to the Community

the Gament

and

are

which should take precedence) of almost all other claims or Polenial Expenditure, I consider it fortunate that by the special provisions of a local Ordinance) (Mr à of 1863) the Ganner in Council is authorized to buy gearly a Police rate on all House

399

635

whatever amon

w he

property for whatever cassidus requisite for the maintenance

of an efficient force. A fund is thacky oblained exclusively devoted to the

object, and

picus 0

from any

Colonial Liabilities.

other

au)

In my despatch Me 999 of the 28th Alline I mentioned that the

Police and Lighting rates had froduced

255,000 in excese of the Estimates,

AB

and

there were many objects of simportance to be sought with a view to greater efficiency in the Police Department,

result has been

very

limely and

chis

could)

fortunate. Otherwise thess objects would have had to be abandoned, or only be attained by

an

malase)

of

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