CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12] — Page 481

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it is desirable to lay down rule on the object

It

a

definite

Agents Strait

87

the

was decided on 584 thing that the Colmces should pay for fassage of the families of there Policemen to & from the Colony, was even suggested that this shoe be embodied in the Agreement (see Draft to agents

set) but this

584

dit

has not been carried out, the agreement

mestly now in use

of the man's own

merely speaking

passage.

This decision was taken however

in regard to the expiration

primarily in regard

of

their Engagements, & not to each

occasion of

home-coming

leave;

Went the latter but it has been several time

wives o

applied t

the fovernor says

the occas

leaves of abened

in par. 2 of 9977/2

"

M. Rivers is accompanied by his

usual in such cases, thave wife and as authorized their receiving free passage, 2nd Class, from & to the long. Sunilart We have, at least three times, allowed it to wives going out with their husbands of absence, although they had not come home with thein (a

after

a

leave

2160/84!

185534 16355) and

on me occasim we extended it also to

a family (see 544 on)

480

If it is intended that the families

naval

Reg: 153 of Policemen (with the usual

provies

"not exceeding four") should have free passages to t

loted; the

Governor can

be informed on the next occasion that

The questim

Su 1 227/11

arises

from Colony at each period of

leave, I will make

note

of the

decision, so as to avoid trouble & doubts in the future; t the fovemor should be informed

Bud. 3 Nr.

Proceed as suggested ( dre Johnson

EWA lov3

Grant these passages - & keep the general

question for Mr Meade -

ab on

8.4/1

M. Meade

to consider the general question referred to in mg

Jazone

1MM 26/11

minute above.

Gud. 12 Nov.

quh 13 ha

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