New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
rHE NATAL POLICE.
-,r.r FORCE NOW PLAYING AN IMPORTANT
PART.

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the Natal Mounted Police into whose HANDS .
fiss, s-sI section OF the present campaign is IN
trusted stands IN the ioe rT osn q bsTtne a. one
y = - H@scer IN the lnDiskiling Fuslliers, put
tine En- ~ last thirty years has thrown in his lot
~ne ~ ~ o,lorv The corps is about seven hundred
W. and IS divided into troops OF ABOUT forts-
81 Tnen and small detscnments OF three or -FOUR
H ss.se troops are under the command of an IN
.rsor or sub-inspector, and In time OF peace are
speS.ss5 IN me larger villages while the detach-
s.rfs occupy the out stations ano are IN eharse OF
.ssx-z@ent corporal or in some cases nrst class
So The nan for a trooper is shillings per
ssv tor the FIRST year and shliinss Per Gay AFTER
ts1s pe10 enlist for three years. and can re-engage
e ~ ~ thar period Il their conduct has been
sssseTory In which case they receive an increase
Of 50. per Gay pay. ,,,s,,,,., - 1asv. The corns
~ - 1,,~chase his discharge by paying ito for
ne ~ t-nexpired year Of service Promotion in al
Soa1rfrents such jailers. Court messengers snd
Ses;sf constableships are now hlled up from the
-. - T-he nav OF a jailer may be put down at
~ ~ wear besides which he also acts issuer
81 gunpowder and shot. ana makes small COM 3D.
~ snnuna but their fees for serving summonses
&c mount ID considerably. ard many OF these OF
- q-- EsA9 and 600 per year. In fact this is
~ II the most sought after berths in the Govern
S.srt service. 4 chief constabe's pay is about the
ss' r@cyuir i5ining the force he is kept in Ma
t.eiS a 1 svere course OF riding school dTiIi and
-srgrt practice after which he j. sent up country
s,-i-g The fore has 10 provide his own horse and
.C-srfnerI with the exception Of arms, which are
S-.rlied by the Government His horse Will cost
h5- about eco. his saddlery. uniform etc. another
x and = per month i stopped from his pay until
y we, man takes his discharge all these arti-
49, are his own property. TO dispose OF he
ranks H. though he can, a rule, sell his horse
back into he corps. and the saddlery is always
escerly bought up by civilians. Every man pays
3 Z month fund called the remount fund. and
should his horse Gle he injured in any way this
fund VII make good 10 him the amount originally
naid COR the animal
Ths ducy a the police in times of peace consists
II patrolls their districts serving summonses and
executing warrants. Besides this they have every
Tes- 10 take a census Of the up-country inhabi-
rants and that the natives pay their hut
and cog taxes. This latter duty is not by any
-nAsns A sinecure as many OF the Kafirs live away
II he mountain passes. and every kraal has 10 be
VISITED and the receipts inspected.
The members Of the corps are allowed many priv
ieses They can wear 'mufti' when of 6ury
they obtain plenty OF leave. and, above ell
hey are received on terms Of perfect equality by
re highest II the land IN the Zulu war the DC
Tee dc woman service in their special line
Z requires undoUbted courage for a man TO sad
de " his horse dark night and alone 70 ma ke
his way 70 some distant encampnenJ through coun-
~ IeeIni1g with the enemy, for z small party
q rsn 10 20 far shead Of 3 column TO discover
TIE e1eny's wherea bouts. This is what the police
Sre doing. and that they doing il well no one
Who knows the little corps can for a moment doubt