CO129-158 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [6-8] — Page 459

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or if they

then re-enlist for another 5 years at the end of that period they become

entitled to pensions irrespective of age or health; this it is clear that so long the Army is to be recruited in England, from efficient Englishmen, there must be

a regular heavy charge for pension, there are already 130 Englishmen in the Police estimates, Sir R. M. wished to see this number further increased : the Colony will have to bear this expense with little aid of the Special Fund: the total cost of its Present Police (and it will be inefficient ) is upwards of $189,000, a large portion of the Total Revenue of the Colony, & larger sum than is spent by either Ceylon or the Straits, nearly as large as that spent by Mauritius, all more populous and wealthier Colonies. Lord Kimberley has sanctioned the accumulated gambling fund being applied to meet the expenses caused by the increased Police

Query

I meant 1283, the efficiency of our police force depends mainly on its being well manned

"447 Force"; it would be more convenient, if some arrangement could be founded on the principle of the funding fund exists, rather than Casual applications such as this for expenses which in their nature must regularly recur should be constantly entertained.

The estimated expense of the whole force for 1871 was $172,000, for 1872 (including additional Europeans) $188,000; actual expenditure is always rather less than the estimate; so I would suggest that some sum (say $168,000 or $175,000) should be deemed a normal expenditure for the force as in the Estimates, as in Army estimates, which is often little short but never exceeded.

JRR

Any sum actually spent more than this should be allowed to be defrayed from the Special Fund; in this way expenses would be partly borne by the Special Fund, while on the other hand no extravagant additions could be proposed to the stories of Police Officers without being charged on the tax-payers; such an arrangement would

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or if they then re-enlist for another 5 years at the end of that period they become entitled to pensions irrespective of age or health; this it is clear that so long the Army is to be recruited in England, from efficient Englishmen, there must be a regular heavy charge for pension, there are already 130 Englishmen in the Police estimates, Sir R. M. wished to see this number further increased : the Colony will have to bear this expense with little aid of the Special Fund: the total cost of its Present Police (and it will be inefficient ) is upwards of $189,000, a large portion of the Total Revenue of the Colony, & larger sum than is spent by either Ceylon or the Straits, nearly as large as that spent by Mauritius, all more populous and wealthier Colonies. Lord Kimberley has sanctioned the accumulated gambling fund being applied to meet the expenses caused by the increased Police Query More A I meant 1283, the efficiency of our police force depends mainly on its being well manned "447 Force"; it would be more convenient, if some arrangement could be founded on the principle of the funding fund exists, rather than Casual applications such as this for expenses which in their nature must regularly recur should be constantly entertained. The estimated expense of the whole force for 1871 was $172,000, for 1872 (including additional Europeans) $188,000; actual expenditure is always rather less than the estimate; so I would suggest that some sum (say $168,000 or $175,000) should be deemed a normal expenditure for the force as in the Estimates, as in Army estimates, which is often little short but never exceeded. JRR Any sum actually spent more than this should be allowed to be defrayed from the Special Fund; in this way expenses would be partly borne by the Special Fund, while on the other hand no extravagant additions could be proposed to the stories of Police Officers without being charged on the tax-payers; such an arrangement would

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or if they

then reeulist for another 5 years at the end of that period they become_

Intitled to pensions irrespective of age or health; this it is clear that so long The Ampling Nice Face in to be recruited Inflishanan, from efficient baghisheen, there most be

bonatics

a regular heavy charge for passager, thencing In there are already 130 Englishmen in the Police betemates, Bis R. M. wished to ser this number further increased : the Colony will comer a later have biface this expense with multe aid of the Epecial sand: the total cost of it's Present Police (Raid l- be incfficient ) is upwards of $189,000, a tis of the Estal Revenue of the Colony, & larger some than is spent by either Ceylin or the Serenity, Incarly as large as that spent by Mauritius, all more populous and un- Hewetting Colonies. Lord Kimberley has sanctioned the at the -Cumulated gambling fund being applied to of the meet the expenses caused by the increased Polich

the clever

Query

I meant 1283, the Papende of ar police force depends mainly p. it's 4 the he of men is bome

447

Force"; it would be more convenient, if souve

arrangement could be founder fined footie application of this principle zalogas the founting fund exists, than that- Casual applications such as this is for expenses which in their nature must replasty recar should be constantly entertained.

The estimated expanse of the whole

force front 871

was

$172,000, $for 1872

fineluding additional heropeans

Sent-bet

bet you

$188,000; actual expenditure is always

rather Ass than the estimate; so would

Suffest that lose som (say $1680000

$35,000) should be deemed a normal

ill numbers, it expende for the force of that half

a the Estimates, as

Army helinates,

confels ent is oftere

lith shat but never

xcredid.

JRR

Any Sever actually spent more than this should be allowed to be deprayed from

wxy

expenses

the Special hand; in this niereals would be partly borne by the Special Fund, while on the other hand no extravagant additions could be proposed to the stories of Police Officen te without 1⁄2 the cost-

-payers; such an

being charged on the tax-

arrangement would

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