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In 1878, the Community found that the Washermen were on strike and that there were no means of getting clothes washed, the season being the very height of summer, the inconvenience thereby occasioned may be imagined.
An enquiry was instituted, and it was ascertained that the cause of this sudden strike amongst the Washermen, was that the perambulation of the War Department Reserves had taken place, and that without any reference to the Colonial Government, the Commanding Royal Engineer having obtained the local Police assistance by direct appeal to the head of the Police, and in ignorance of the real limit of the War Department grounds, destroyed a number of "Washermen's Sheds up the ravine which forms the western limit of the War Department Reserve, almost all above the highest boundary point, and belonging to individuals who claimed to be living under the protection of the Colonial Government.
After the panic consequent upon this raid had subsided, the Washermen upon ascertaining that they had not been wronged...
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1878, the Community to find that
for.
were actinished
same remen or
other all the Washermen were on strike and that there were no
mean.
and as
of getting cloche, washed, the was in the very height
of summer, the
was recasioned'
aminand
Therely, may
imagined.
An
onquiry
was
instituted, and it was
the
Cause
that
lee
fund that of this sudden dritte
amongst the Washermen,
was
that
the perambulation of the War Department Reserves had taken place, and that without any reference to the Colonel Government, the Commanding Agyal Enginium having
obtained the sonal Police assistance
by direct appeal to the head of th Police, and in ignorance of the real limit of the War Department grands, destroyed
number of "Washermen's Sheds up the ravine which forms the Wartornmod-himit of the War Department Reserum,
al but for above the highest bandary perint, and belonging to individud who
imagined chanselor to be living under the protection of the Colonial Government.
after the panie consequent
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upon this raid had suhided. The Washermen upon ascertaining that they had not been
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