CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12] — Page 46

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inducement offered is sufficient to obtain trained men of good character from the English Force, and if so, whether they will be permitted to come.

9. I must rely only on Your Lordship's influence to obtain that permission - and, such being granted, care should be taken to circulate the terms offered widely amongst the London Metropolitan Police and County Police, and it is thought desirable amongst the Irish Constabulary.

As the barracks and necessary accommodation for the men here is usually good, that fact should be made known in any advertisement on the subject.

10. If, on the other hand, it be found that the inducements offered are not sufficient to secure volunteers of the training, intelligence, and character expected, Your Lordship might perhaps consider the expediency of increasing the pecuniary part of the inducement, as the Special Fund could well bear it. Indeed, if it were not understood that, provided the local taxation for Police purposes is not diminished, the Fund in question is available for the

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