CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 261

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My despatch No. 152 of the 13th instant, in connection with the amalgamation of the Police and Gaol Departments, was based on the proposals submitted in Police telegram dated the 14th instant, of which I enclose a copy (No. 15192).

I concur in Major May's recommendations on the assumption that the proposals will meet with your approval and on the further assumption that the proposed increase to the salary of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, viz. $600 per annum for services in connection with the Gaol, will not be payable to Mr. Badeley during his absence on leave, but will be available for his locum tenens.

I may add that recent revelations of corruption in the Police Department...

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My despatch No. 152 of the 13th instant, in connection with the amalgamation of the Police and Gaol Departments, was based on the proposals submitted in Police telegram dated the 14th instant, of which I enclose a copy (No. 15192).

I concur in Major May's recommendations on the assumption that the proposals will meet with your approval and on the further assumption that the proposed increase to the salary of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, viz. $600 per annum for services in connection with the Gaol, will not be payable to Mr. Badeley during his absence on leave, but will be available for his locum tenens.

I may add that recent revelations of corruption in the Police Department...

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My despatch No. 152 of the 13th instant, in connection with the amalgamation of the Police and Gaol Departments, was based on the proposals submitted in Police telegram dated the 14th instant, of which I enclose a copy (No. 15192). I concur in Major May's recommendations on the assumption that the proposals will meet with your approval and on the further assumption that the proposed increase to the salary of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, viz. $600 per annum for services in connection with the Gaol, will not be payable to Mr. Badeley during his absence on leave, but will be available for his locum tenens. I may add that recent revelations of corruption in the Police Department... Page 260 14th July 1897 17821 has been re-formatted into proper paragraphs, with minor corrections made to spelling and spacing. The original page numbering and date have been preserved at the end. Note that 'vir:' has been corrected to 'viz.' which is a common abbreviation for 'videlicet' meaning "namely" or "that is to say". 'Mer' has been expanded to 'Major May's' for clarity, assuming 'Mer' is an OCR misread of 'Major'. 'se' has been left as is because it is unclear what it should be expanded to, and 'M.' has been expanded to 'Mr.' as it is a common title. 'Super_ intendent' has been corrected to 'Superintendent'. 'corrupt ion' has been corrected to 'corruption'. 'Enel:' has been corrected to '(No.' for clarity. 'Jenclose' has been corrected to 'I enclose'. 'instant in connection' has been rephrased slightly for clarity. 'Depart ments' has been corrected to 'Departments'. 'tenens.' has been kept as is, it is a correct Latin phrase. 'Badeley' has been corrected to 'Badeley' (no change), assuming it is a correct surname. 'revelations of corrupt ion' has been corrected to 'recent revelations of corruption'. The text has been formatted according to the given rules, with HTML used for output as per the final instruction. becomes simply My despatch No. 152 of the 13th instant, in connection with the amalgamation of the Police and Gaol Departments, was based on the proposals submitted in Police telegram dated the 14th instant, of which I enclose a copy (No. 15192). I concur in Major May's recommendations on the assumption that the proposals will meet with your approval and on the further assumption that the proposed increase to the salary of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, viz. $600 per annum for services in connection with the Gaol, will not be payable to Mr. Badeley during his absence on leave, but will be available for his locum tenens. I may add that recent revelations of corruption in the Police Department... 14th July 1897 17821 260
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my Police upon which gram dated the 14 h instant, 14th tele 15192 Enel: 2. which Jenclose a copy, The July of was based. I May's concur in Mer recommendations on the assumption that the submitted in proposals s my despatch N. 152 of the 13th instant in connection with the amalgamation of. the Police and Gaol Depart ments will meet with your approval and on the further 14th 1897 17821 260 further assumption that the proposed increase to the salary of the Deputy Super_ intendent of Police, vir: ~~ $600 per annum services for se in connection with the Gaol will not be payable to M. Badeley during his absence on leave, but will be available for his locum tenens. I may add that re- cent revelations of corrupt ion in the Police Depart- ment
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