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The Commandant of Native Police, to the Colonial
secretary, transmiting a return, of the present strength,
of the, Native Police, and, report thereon.

Narre Narre Warren
14th Feby 1852

Sir
I have the honor, to transmit,
to your Office, for the information
of, his Excellency the Leuitenant [sic]
Governor; a return, showing the
strength, and present position,
of the Native Police; and my
report on the state of the
Department.

1 The Native Police Corps at the
present time is in a very
disorganized state and it
will take me at least Three
months before I can put it on
that footing which is requisite
to make it in any way
effective
2

To The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary

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52/605 17th. February 1852

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Answered - 20. Feby. /52

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recd
C. J. L.

see 3rd Page

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2 The Cause of this disorganization
arose principally [sic] from the
reduction of the Corps in
September last the low
rate of pay allowed the
non commissioned Officers in
comparison with that of other
Police Forces; my continued [inserted: absence]
on duty, from Head Quarters,
and the extraordinary
revolution of the times
which has followed the
discovery of Gold in this Colony,
causing a loss to the Corps
of one Officer and all the
non commissioned officers with
the exception of one; Men
on whom I had greatly to
depend [inserted: on] for the proper discipline
and regulation of the Corps
The dissatisfaction openly
shown by the Europeans and
the hurried manner in which
they left the service at the end
of the year induced many
of the oldest and best Troopers
to become dissafected [sic] and
leave also, and at the same
Time I had not the power
or

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Sergeant OBryan