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Instructions for the Native Police

No 1 Officers and the Non Commissioned Officers commanding Stations
will make themselves as soon as possible acquainted with all the
Bush Roads and pathways in their respective vicinities so as to
enable them to take every advantage of any information they may
receive as to the Route, or hiding places of any Bushrangers (and the
soldier will be required to have the same knowledge) they will give
directions to stop all suspicious persons on the Roads, or in the bush
and to demand their passes, (if they appear to be prisoners) but
they must be cautious in doing this so as not to give offence.
They will cause occasionally any suspected Houses to be visited
and be watched if any information has been laid.

They will be careful in seeing the Mens Arms and ammunition
are not placed in any situation where they can be seized by improper
characters, or where they cannot lay their hands upon them at
night for attack or defence.

They are at all times to be in readiness when called upon by
any Magistrate to accompany him forthwith to assist in the capture
of any Bushranger or Runaways he may receive intelligence of,
or to act under his orders in quelling any riot or disturbance.

Whenever any of the Native Police are sent from one Station to
another they will invariably have the hour on which they
commenced their journey marked on the letter or Despatch; if
necessary the rate of travelling will be mentioned, otherwise it
will not be more than six miles an hour, and when they are to be
out more than a day or two, or are going to any Station, they will
have a Route or pass shewing the time to which they and their
Horses were Rationed.

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[Crossed out: In case of any soldier of the Native Police being unfit to
perform his duty from any vice or intemperance of his own,
or from his horse having a sore back, or being lame from
neglect or want of attention on his part his Police pay
will be stopped during that period, and if repeated he]