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Police Force, the necessity for which the Captain Supe-

rintendent of Police informs me is urgent. In this pro-

posal Major-General Gascoigne also concurs.

3.

I have consulted Sir John Carrington

who is Commandant of the Corps on the possibility of ef-

fecting some saving in the Headquarter Staff if an Adjut --

ant be appointed. He reports that there are at present

two Artillery Instructors, one at 480 per annum, xn-

other at $360, one of whom could in that event be dis-

pensed with.

4

The financial aspect is as follows.-

Proposed pay at $15 per day-$5,475; less $1,200 pay for

services of present Adjutant and $360 pay of one Artil-

lery Instructor making a difference of $3,915. But be-

sides the additional duty with Volunteers the duty of

drilling the Police Force must be taken into account,

for which special payment has to be made at present as a

temporary measure, there being no Officer of the Force

who understands the Indian Police whose drill and dis-

eipline are not in a satisfactory state.

5.

I have the honour to request your ep-

proval of these proposals.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant.

Hury Athlake

Governor, &c..