CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870 — Page 508

ot so long been

Cause I

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way

the building

vicinal

alone I believe.

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a colonial vessel can ustly

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regarded as an expense suitable to be defrayed from

Licenses,

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it cam

be shown that such vesse in the hands of the local

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a real bana fide help to maintain order & put down crime.

9. So far however from there ring the least difficully in proving this I am

only preom_ tist by fear of trespassing

too actention from the services which

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your.

Long detailing.

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r active Administration could & should extract from: the addition of such a vessel to its Police resources. Even whom the was but

heavy

sailing craft. I derived the greatest possible assistance-

from her by sending her unexpectedly to different anchor

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inaccess-

ages otherwise. ible, where wish I had reason

which

very ind

to suspect criminals of passing

ar

at

taking refuge. I was also

any moment enabled to put the Harbor Staff aud Registrar general, as well as the Police authorities in rapid

friendly Communications with the natives & I could

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always father. information not otherwise

attainable &

of

the highest

tility from such a crafti

administravive in the use even

of

In her improved condition

as a steamer att such ad

vantages would naturally be bastly increased bus the mores rapid action how allainatile.

10. Therefore, now that the

vessel has been completedt at the cost to myself of in Great amount of anxiety