Letter 52/3221, Page 1

Native Police Office
August 21st. 1852

Sir/
I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of Thirteenth inst. infor-
ming me that His Excellency the Lieutenant
Governor had been pleased to authorise my
raising another party of Patrol Police, to be
placed under the immediate command of Mr.
W. A. P. Dana, and to be employed to patrol
the sevaral lines of road between Melbourne
and Gisbourne, and to place the Head Quarters
for the present at The Deep Creek.

I have now the honour to re-
port, that I have taken steps for the im-
mediate organization of the party, which
I hope to complete in about ten days or a
fortnight -

I have also

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52/3221
24th. August 1852
The Commandant of Native Police, stating
that he would take steps for the
immediate organization of a Mounted
Patrol to be under the command of
Mr W. A. P. Dana

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Answered.
1st. Septr. 1852.
Auditor General 2nd. [ditto]

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Letter 52/3221, Page 2

also to request that you will please to obtain His
Excellency’s sanction to the following appointments
& rates of pay -

Mr. Wm. A. P. Dana - Subaltern Commanding
Rations, and Forage for one Horse - £300.0.0 pr. Annum

Mr W. Sayer Price. Second in command &
[ditto] - rations 10s/6d – pr. diem

One Corporal at 7s/- pr. diem

Thirteen Troopers at 6s/. pr. diem
[ditto] - with rations and clothing

I have the honour to be
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant
H E Pultney Dana
Commanding

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C. J. L