, 1876-12-23

AN|N AJ - W@~ 49,
much astonjshed at the picture His Exoellenoy
gave Of how 1t would be If those msn we're sta
toned there. The views be holds are, of course,
only those Of a civilian, and he never thought of
such results following from tho amendment.
The O. mmitte9 never imagined that wouldbe
necessary that those s men should be command
cd by an OHi3er and an assistant military under
him the men mus Of course be under some
command as far as the use of them for
police services IL concerned, they should be
under the P0lIcemastar, and in regard to
military action aud control, under the command
Of a aforementioned officer. Bat he and his
assistant (Undar.corporaD should be included
IL the number Of s. We have now at Kingshjll
a larger force undor the command Of a nOu.
commissioned Officer; and 10 was not intended
that the 8 men should bo stationed there per-
manently, but they could just as we'll as .
men be changed as often as requisite on tue
whole they should DO considered as outposts
stationed for tho assistance Of the Police. His
Excallcnoy bad made this formal objection to
Che Draft that tho existing Ordinance has only
said that the force shall b9 distributed on 3
citations, bur has not prescribed how many arc
to be each place but this objection must fan
10 the groG0d, since the later = slInanco would
MS q matter Of course abolish the form or. The
Committee bad at 4 81 not intended to make
q proposal for having q PARTICULAR number ct
men stationed at hjngslIlI, bat would have
been satisfied with tho Governors promise 70
that effect. F0rit had appeared TO the Commit
tee that however peaca2bc aaj manageable the
population are, stijt there Woull be gGme danger
and great Inconvenience Ia tha event Of a sud
dea change. and if tbe Police Station were to DO
left entirely without military assistance. Ouly
when the Committee failed to come to on
understanding on this point With His Excel
lenoy did thosC0mmittce decide TO bring the
matter before tho Council and to propose the
Amendment in question. The Committee earea,
az already stated, very little il tho term DO 8
or , years IL only wants 10 DO sure that the
Poljcoolioo at Kings Hill BE- not exposed to a
8uIdon change ia tho present organization. 4
great numbor Of estates have been accustomed
to SEQ q great deal of the police service done
by the military 2 men would not be able 10
de that. Tho Committee did however, nOa
want to throw objections in tho way of reduce
tons to the fullest extent His ExcelleDcy con.
sidared advisable, and therefore it would have
been content with q mere word from His
ESeclleucy. 10 the other amendments His
Ex3olon0y had agreed
As regards tho Tide. Walters Ills Exoelien-
oy's.vi9ws fully corroborated his. the Speakor's,
opinion. Whom Tie employment Of military as
4Ide Walters is attended with o real saving,
and as long rs there are no objections otherwise,
lis Excellen'y will allow the duties as lido
Waters 10 Caris.ianstcd to b. discharged By
the Military, rs hitherto, only roaerying the
right to recall them whonever it is necessary,
and there appeared no necessity for calling
forward that ugly s 60 Of he Colonial Law to
which Ills EXcailcucy had alluded, and Which
it appears has bee ms the fashion Of late to
quote in this so p|oeoaabio Council, but The
6peakor would then call ~attcatiou TO the
concluding clause Of that s, according to which
tho provisions 10 the foregoing budget shall be
Followed until the receipt Of Ills Majesty's
resolution. lie was sure, however, that whed1
the time comes for a change, Ills Exoellency
will sec no occasion for applying that. para
graph.
lst Member for Christiauetod (Lemmisg}
thought it proper, in behalf Of himself and
other Members not in the Committee and
who have another view than that hold
by tho Committee, 20 express tho views
that will guido him and them in their
vote. Their view is, then, that the point
from which the Government and the
Committee view the reduction Is not exact
ly the right point the main point 10 what can
the Colonial Treasury now afford to s~pend.on
the Military ARE our financial circumstance
such as to afford the expenditure involved in
the keeping Of the military force proposed by
She Government and by the Committed It
is always an object in private household, and
should of course be 50 in public household TOO,
30 regulate expenses according to income.