CO129-213 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [12] — Page 242

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any

blame to be cast on the Governors

on the Executive Council,

or on

the

Legislature of this Colony. They have

with one accord, as Your Lordship is

already

taken the action

which is deemed by all competent judges, Civil and Military, to be indispensable for rendering the Police effective for coping with Armed Banditti, and for dealing, generally, with the present circumstances of this Colony. In view of those circumstances, I trust

that, on the arrival of this despatch in England (at which period the

Colonial Legislature

will be in session),

Your Lordship will be pleased to

remove much discontent in this

community by causing to be telegraphed

to me the allowance of the Vote of the Legislature of £300, out of a local revenue

of £220,000, for an Adjutant

and Drill Instructor for the Police. It will be recollected that

this Vote secures at once

greater economy and greater efficiency than the other

arrangements which have

been

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9 241 any blame to be cast on the Governors on the Executive Council, or on the Legislature of this Colony. They have with one accord, as Your Lordship is already taken the action which is deemed by all competent judges, Civil and Military, to be indispensable for rendering the Police effective for coping with Armed Banditti, and for dealing, generally, with the present circumstances of this Colony. In view of those circumstances, I trust that, on the arrival of this despatch in England (at which period the Colonial Legislature will be in session), Your Lordship will be pleased to remove much discontent in this community by causing to be telegraphed to me the allowance of the Vote of the Legislature of £300, out of a local revenue of £220,000, for an Adjutant and Drill Instructor for the Police. It will be recollected that this Vote secures at once greater economy and greater efficiency than the other arrangements which have been
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9 241 any blaue to be cast on the Governors on the Executive Council, or ol the Logistature of this Colony. He have with one accord, as Your Lordship is already laken the action which is dermed by all competent- judges, Civil and Military, lobe indispensable for reudering the Police effective for coping with Armed Bandy, and for dealing, generally, with the present circumstances of this Colony. In view of those circumstances, I trust of that, on the arrival. of this despatch in England (at which period the Colonial Colonial Legislatívre Legislature will be in will be in session)) Your Lordship will be pleased to remove much discontent in this community by causing to be telegraphed to z me or allowance of the bote of the Legistation of £300, out of a local ... revenue of £220,000, for an Adjustant and Grill Instructor for the Police. It will be recollected that- this Vote secures at once greater con economy and for greater efficiency than the other. arrangements which nove been
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any

blaue to be cast on the Governors

on the Executive Council,

or ol

the

Logistature of this Colony. He have

with one accord, as Your Lordship is

already

laken the action

which is dermed by all competent- judges, Civil and Military, lobe indispensable for reudering the Police effective for coping with Armed Bandy, and for dealing, generally, with the present circumstances of this Colony. In view of those circumstances, I trust

of that, on the arrival. of this despatch in England (at which period the

Colonial

Colonial Legislatívre

Legislature will be in

will be in session))

Your Lordship will be pleased to

remove much discontent in this

community by causing to be telegraphed

to z

me or allowance of the bote of the Legistation of £300, out of a local ...

revenue

of £220,000, for an Adjustant

and Grill Instructor for the Police. It will be recollected that-

this Vote secures at once

greater

con

economy and for greater efficiency than the other.

arrangements which nove

been

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