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Mounted Police
Horses to be purchased
Capt McChonochys Letter
about employing the blacks

22.7.37
[underneath:] Mrs cel

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Captn. Maconochie. R.N. to Sir Richard Bourke
dated Hobart Town 10th. June 1837-

Extract

“The principle I mean of engaging
the more active portion of the Natives in the direct
service of their new masters, as the Sepoy’s are
in India and thereby gaining at once their af=
=fections and sympathy for us rather than a=
=gainst us. I am persuaded that by distributing
them when thus engaged, into small parties,
officered by intelligent non commissioned officers
from our own troops; dressed somewhat like
them; occasionally brigaded with them; Rept
in frequent movements and at the same time
encouraged to settle their families during their
absence in native Towns near us (where they
should be as little as possible directly interfered
with; and only gradually attempted to be further
civilized) they would speedily become strongly
attached to us, while at the same time the
expense incurred would be relatively very tri=
=fling, and the peace of the district would be
very well preserved, I say that I think so
and

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Etd.
B.S.

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and would fain recommend the plan to your
Excellency’s consideration, whether I can be
employed in carrying it into effect or not. It
was substantially the Roman method of pre=
=serving Countries occupied by them, and also
the modern French.