CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12] — Page 529

Registered No.

Colony.

Colonial Office Papers.

Officer to whom Telegrams asking for Provisional Arrest should be addressed.

Officer to send Communications to Metropolitan Police.

Officer formerly authorised to communicate with Metropolitan Police.

Whether Prisoners could be conveyed in custody of Master of Ship.

Use of Police Telegraph Code.

Colony Colonial Office Papers Officer to whom Telegrams asking for Provisional Arrest should be addressed Officer to send Communications to Metropolitan Police Officer formerly authorised to communicate with Metropolitan Police Whether Prisoners could be conveyed in custody of Master of Ship Use of Police Telegraph Code Queensland 1592/97-8 Commissioner of Police Commissioner of Police Chief Secretary to Agent General or Head of Police to Metropolitan Police Yes South Australia 10,202/08 Chief Secretary, Adelaide Commissioner of Police Commissioner of Police Western Australia 679/97-8 The Commissioner of Police of Western Australia, Perth The Commissioner of Police of Western Australia, Perth Colonial Secretary Colonial Government will do all in their power to meet the wishes of the Home Office, but in the absence of an officer from England difficulties may arise as to the identification of the offender and as to his safe custody en route to England, and particularly when stopping at any foreign port. Tasmania 1,881/98-9 Commissioner of Police, Hobart, Tasmania Commissioner of Police, Hobart Commissioner of Police No objection New Zealand 27,915/97 Chief Commissioner of Police, Wellington Commissioner of Police, Wellington Chief Commissioner of Police, Wellington (previously Minister of Defence) Yes Fiji 27,770/97 5904/99 Superintendent of Police Colonial Secretary Colonial Secretary British New Guinea 7,522-99 Government Secretary, Port Moresby Government Secretary Government Secretary Yes, but arrangements would have to be made by Home Authorities for transhipment of the accused at Vancouver, Auckland, or one of the ports of New South Wales. Not possible, as no ship sails from the Possession to the United Kingdom. WEST INDIES, &c. Jamaica 24,832/97 Colonial Secretary Colonial Secretary Colonial Secretary Yes Nothing stated British Honduras 24,020/97 Superintendent of Police, Belize Superintendent of Police, Belize Inspector Commandant of Constabulary (previously Governor) Yes Nothing stated Code. No copy of Code. 36 to 28 τω 523