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No 200/42

Police Office
Grange Burn
Sep 25th 1842

Sir
I have the honor to inform
you that the native police arrived
here on the 12th of this month, and
it gives me great pleasure in stating
that Mr Dana has given me the
most satisfactory report of their behaviour
during their march from Melbourne
to this place-

I have also great pleasure in stating
that since their arrival here, they
have manifested decided proof of
their subordination & willingness
to submit to control, which fills
me with the highest expectation of
their future efficiency and of ac-
-complishing the object for which
they were sent to the district-

In fact their behaviour is quite
in contrast to that of the two troopers
who have been under my charge,
for whom the best I can say, is, that
they have afforded me a great deal
of

His Honor
C.J. La Trobe Esqr
&c &c

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No 42/1823

1st Octr 1842
Police Mag’. Grange. Report on
good behaviour of Native Police.

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trouble and have done very little
good.

I beg to offer the following as
an example of the efficiency of
the former - Some natives
whom I suspect to have been
concerned in some of the recent
outrages on property, called a
few days ago at my sheep station
(about four miles distant) and
desired the hut Keeper to go away
to leave them in possession of the
hut - I suppose they came to
reconoitre as is their usual cus-
-tom before an attack-

The hut Keeper sent me in word
on which I sent the native police,
who tracked the other blacks to
a distance of some miles, where
they were encamped on a creek
in thick bush, and told them
with the greatest forbearance, to go
to Mt Rouse, where they would get
provisions as it was not right, going
about the country stealing sheep
as they had done -

I am sorry to have to add, in
contrast to this, that when Slow arrived
to day from Melbourne, he grumbled
much in the same manner as I
have reported Ransom to have
done, & for which I sent that Trooper
to Melbourne