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and that it is their invariable practice
to do so on the removal of the
Native Police-

We have therefore to request that
Your Honor will be pleased to take
such steps as will afford protection
to our property

We have the Honor
to be
Sir
Your Honors Most obdt. Servants

Lewis. J. Desailly,
W Odell Raymond J.P.
D. P. Okellen JP
B A Cuninghame
J. N. Wilkinson
James Macfarlane
Ern P Desailly
A E Brodribb
William Montgomery
W. F Buchanan
A B. McLeod

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For Mr Danas
report when can
he send another
detachment
C. J. Latrobe

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No 2/47
Commissioner of Crown Lands
Office, Alberton, 9th Jany 1847

Sir,
Mr. L. Macalister, a
Settler of this District, having
forwarded to me a copy of a
letter which he has addressed
to Your Honor, requesting to know
how far the Commr. of Crown Lands
is to interfere with, and to con-
trol the Native Police – and com-
plaining at the same time
that the usefulness of the Native
Police has been crippled by
the injudicious interference of
that Officer. I feel it my
duty as well for my own
Justification, as to prevent
the mischief likely to accrue
to the district by Mr. Macalister’s
Statement, if left uncontradicted,
to make my comments upon
that

His Honor
The Superintendent
Port Phillip

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No 47/247
5th Feby 1847
The Crn Comr of Gipps
Land
In refce to
Mr [Error Omitted] Lachlan McAlisters letter
of complt agt him for alledgd unde interf
with ye nate Police