CO129-149 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [1-4] — Page 295

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82.

- words - " the corrupt and useless body

handed

4

over

to the Colony by

Mr. May. probably the mout

and which was probably

worthless and expensive body in the

"world in

7

in proportion to its numbers.

Mr. Abay's connection, with The Police Force entirely ceased in 1862, and for many years before that he only nominally held the position of Superintendent of the Force, as he filled the appointment of Acting Magistrate.

Minute by this benellency

291

Sir Richard Graves Mac Donnell, B.

This discussion may and herd-

but I wish to record.

my opinion

Fore

that

the organization of the Polin Fawe as it

existed in 18bb,

that

Mas

Was

the same.

given it by Mr May-

eiher in 186b,

ØY

and

in 1862, the observa =

tions which I have made

m...

the

Force would from all I can learn

be equally applicable.

As it would not be desirable to have it supposed that I should attribute to the Commissioner

an

intention which they had disavowed), I beg leave to point out that their

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