CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10] — Page 88

You will inform the Inemorialists that the

condition of the Police Force

has for

a considerable time

been a source of anxiety to

me,

and that I have and frequent communication with

the

you

Subject. You will state

that I have instructe

in connection with the

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suppression of the gambling houses, to strengthem the Police force, and to upend on it a considerable portion of the Special Fund. I hol

feen enabled to secure in

this country

a certain

muumber of well trained police of good character,

young, and physically strong

I trust to be able to obtain

more men of the same

An

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Stamp. You will state that I confidently hope that your experience will enable you very rapidly to establish

of improved condition. affairs. I fear that the complete reorganization of the Police System to 15h the memorialists ponit, and which may prove to be

Juhaps

necessary cannot well be

the

undertaken by you,

termination of your tenure

of office being so near at hand.

will inform the

But

you

petitioners that your succession

with before procceding to the

made

colony, be fully acquained with the condition of affairs and with the trews of the memorialists, and it will be his foist duty to Auquin thoroughly

into the matter.