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Native Police Office
Narre Narre Warren
April 17th, 1847

Sir,
I have the honor to return the
enclosed despatch of the Commissioner
of Gipps Land sent by Your Honor for
my perusal, also my letter to Mr.
William Dana Commanding
2 Division Native Police, and his reply.
Any further information required by
Your Honor I shall be able to furnish
on the return of Mr. Walsh at present
on duty on the Murry [sic], he being the
Officer commanding Native Police in Gipps
Land previous to Mr. William Dana.

I have the honor
to be Sir
Your Honor most obedient Servant
H E Pultney Dana
Commandant Native Police

His Honor
C J Latrobe Esqr,
Melbourne

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No 47/697

19th April 1847
The Sdt of Nate Police
Retrn No 47/604 of R.B. frm ye Crn Cr
of Gipps Land & states that he may be able
to furnish any further inftn on ye retn
of Mr Walsh frm ye Murray.

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Native Police Office
April 17th 1847

No 17/42

Sir,
In acknowledging the receipt
of your letter of yesterday’s date
requesting to be informed what
instructions I received from the
Crown Land Commissioner relative
to the search after the European
woman supposed to be living
with the Gippsland Aborigines.

In reply I have the honor to
state that the only written in-
structions issued to me by Mr. Tyers
were relative to the disposition
of the Native Police under my
command

To H. E. P Dana Esq J.P
&c &c &c