CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 375

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Admiralty then by dismissing those individuals.

I have no other course open to me because it is clear that I cannot be expected to recognize services not given to the Colony but to the Admiralty, as constituting the least moral claim on the funds of this Government.

Therefore if such claims by any means whatever not anticipated by either party to the contract and absolutely contrary to the express provision of Ordinance N2 of 1867 can be supposed to be now in process of maturing a legal future right to pension from the Colony for services rendered to other parties it is my intention summarily to get rid of such prospective obligation as being one which it would be dishonest in me to enforce.

The members of the Naval Yard Police will thus be simply relegated to their original status and will once more constitute a force entirely separate from and independent of the Colonial Police.

I never the less regret much that circumstances should have prevented my giving effect to the wishes of yourself for incorporating the Admiralty and the Naval Yard watchmen with the Police of the Colony, but the Admiralty has so distinctly repudiated the agreement which this Government made with them, whilst the Ordinance.

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370 Admiralty then by dismissing those individuals. I have no other course open to me because it is clear that I cannot be expected to recognize services not given to the Colony but to the Admiralty, as constituting the least moral claim on the funds of this Government. Therefore if such claims by any means whatever not anticipated by either party to the contract and absolutely contrary to the express provision of Ordinance N2 of 1867 can be supposed to be now in process of maturing a legal future right to pension from the Colony for services rendered to other parties it is my intention summarily to get rid of such prospective obligation as being one which it would be dishonest in me to enforce. The members of the Naval Yard Police will thus be simply relegated to their original status and will once more constitute a force entirely separate from and independent of the Colonial Police. I never the less regret much that circumstances should have prevented my giving effect to the wishes of yourself for incorporating the Admiralty and the Naval Yard watchmen with the Police of the Colony, but the Admiralty has so distinctly repudiated the agreement which this Government made with them, whilst the Ordinance. 2071
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Admiralty then by clismissing those

individuals.

I have

no other cowise.

open to

me because it is clear that I cannot

be expectect to trecognize services not given to the Colony but to the Admiralty, as constituting the least moral

claim

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i' equitable the funds of this Government:

Therefore if such claime by any avvitent

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by any

either party to the contract und absdukty

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N2 of 1867 can be supposed

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my.

intentione summarily to get hid

of

such prospective obligation as being

it would be dishonest in

enforce.

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any party to

the members of the Naval Gard Police will thus be simply relegated to

their original status and will once more constitute a force entirely separate from

and independent of the Colonial Folice. b. I never the loss regret much that circumstances should have preventia.

any

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my giving effect to the wishes of

yourself for incorporating

Admical and

The Naval Gard watchanen with the

Felice of the Reolony. but the Admiralty has so distinctly repudiated the

you

made with agreement which "this Government, whilst the Ordinance.

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