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Melbourne January 3rd 1849

Sir,
In reply to your Honor’s
minute on the enclosed letter from
the Gipps Land Settlers, I have
the honor to state that I can
send a Detachment of Native
Police to that District at any
time your Honor may think
proper to order it-

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

His Honor
C J La Trobe Esqr
Melbourne

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No 49/16
The Comt of Native Police
3 Jany 1849
Rets No 48/2592 & states he can
Send a Detacht. of Native Police
to Gipps Land [crossed out: C l with]
whenever shall order

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Has a
contract been
obtained for the
Gipps Land supplies
C J. La Trobe

4 Jany 1848.

Tenders were called for but
none have been received
5 Janry 49
W Lonsdale

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To
His Honor C. J. La trobe Esquire
Superintendent &c &c &c

We the undersigned Residents and
Stockholders in the District of Gipps Land
feeling the great inconvenience and
loss arising from the absence of the
Native Police from this District -
respectfully beg leave to draw your
Honors attention to the fact that our
Herds are daily exposed to the aggressions
of the wild blacks which are most
frequent at this Season of the year.

We also beg to state that they have
already committed serious depredations
upon the flocks of Messrs Loughnan
Taylor and McLeod at the Mitchell

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Certs Risks in Gipps Ld
No 48/2592
19 Decr 1848
Reqts the asse of the Native
Police for protectn agt the
aggressn of the Wild
Blacks

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Mr Dana
19 Decr

returned
[crossed out: illegible] 49/16

Ackd 10 Jany