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4.

In

my

ammal report for

last your the following paragraph

was written:

" 12. The heavy fall " of the dollar, which in

in the value

is now

quoted

" at 3/38, is a quatter which unst

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" loud to the increase of the cost of the maintenance of the Police Force. The "Colony cannot expect to obtain "recruits from Great Britain enclos howing regard to houve salaries, it is "prepared to offer the men the quivalent

" of one hundred pounds sterling & year

11

each. Meis

whereas the

now moues

means $605.57

wwww are

" conviderably increased?"

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The European Constables have to :

divelarge, relectively higher duties that

they would in Great Britain, they

have to exercise control and.

supervision There is at

for

over the native Police.

+ present, what accounts to

septer of classes in their promotion,

to low

of them

are

given allowan

Acting

of $2.50 a month each as Sergeants. The theory of classes

is

undoubtedly sound, but in my opinion this end is to be obtained not by reduction but of existing pay.

paid $44.80 or

6.

$5410 a year according

'agree

lo serve

for

av

they

10 or 18 year before

"receiving pensions. It is beyond dispute

"that the cost

of all

"I commodities has

Considerably.

by

au increase

It is, Dunst respectfully

submit, of vital importance that all recruits before leaving England should distinctly understand the

value

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