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of salaries set out in paragraph 37

of your despatch No.201 of the 4th of

September last, and you are at liberty

to use your discretion with regard to

any other suggestions which Mr.May has

made for reducing the cost of the police

but whatever steps in this or other

departments are actually taken must be

clearly reported for my information, as

it is becoming increasingly difficult

to ascertain what retrenchments have

been effected, and what are still mere-

ly proposals to be carried out on

vacancy.

6.

The proposals that the Captain

Superintendent of Police should take

charge of the Gaol, and that the duties

of the fire brigade should be entrusted

to the Police are open to criticism ard,

as you are aware, I had previously ex-

pressed a view in opposition to the

first