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Native Encampment 3rd Jany 1844
Wednesday Eveng

Hon Sir,
I would solicit Your Honors protec-
tion as an Officer of Government from the
Insults of Mr Dana Commander of the Native
Police

This morning about half past 8 o clock
while walking thro’ the Encampment, He rode
up to Me and in the Most awful low bred
manner abused me with Oaths that I cannot
insert and would have proceeded to vio-
lence (as he expressed it) “was there [crossed out: any]
the least particle about me worth
Kicking he would Kick me to Melbourne”

Had I have been in any other po-
sition than that of an Officer of Govern
ment I should have proceeded to the
Police Office & taken out a Warrant
against him-

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Your Honor is well aware how I am
situated at present & have been for some
months past in the absence of any except
my sable charge.

I am not aware that I ever had any
altercation with a Government Officer save
Major Lettsome in 1840, & that arose from what
appear’d to me the line of my duty, I saw
that Gentleman on two occasions afterwards
but experienced no insult whatever from
him- Public Officers may in the discharge
of their varied duties disagree officially

The cause of the insults abuse &
threats heap’d upon me appears to be
in consequence of a passage in my
Report - had I have withheld from
Government the intelligence given me,
after I had been made acquainted with
such (altho’ from Aborigines) I should
have