QSA847489 1894 Letter from David Seymour to Principal US 11 Janaury, In letter 94:0488, Colonial Secretarys Office In Letters DR60689-2

Police Queensland -----*-------

[Red Stamp] COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE QUEENSLAND 00488 15.JAN.94

Police Department

Commissioner's Office,

Brisbane, 11th January 1894.

Unable to recommend that additl Police be sent to Burketown

Sir,

In reference to the accompanying letter from the Burke Divisional Board I have the honor to report for the information of the Honorable the Colonial Secretary that the work at Burketown does not warrant ~ increasing the strength by one additional constable, a Senior - Constable with a Constable and Tracker are quite enough for all that there is to do. The number of cases heard at Burketown during the last two years is shown in the margins

I have the honor to be Sir Your most obedient Servant.

D. Seymour Commissioner of Police

The Principal Under Secretary & & &

[written in the margin on the left]

[Stamp] In your reply be sure to give 94 11078. ColSec this number in the margin

[Stamp] P R E V I O U S [in red]43 13236 Burke [...] Serial No 2

Drunkeness 8. Petty Larceny 2. Vagrancy 3 Assault (Common) 2. Causing grevious bodily harm -- 2. Obscene language 1. Wife desertion 1. Illegally using 1.

A clouse that having given due reason 1st august[?] [...] carefully studied the matter [...] official [...] before me I am unable to recommend [2 words illeg] [...] for this purpose at present NJ 21 1 94

Advise that having given due consdn[?] to the request & having carefully studied the matter with the official information before me I am unable to recommend any addl expse for this purpose at present HT 21 1 94

Burke Divl Board

Burke Divisional Board.

ColSecy [Stamp] COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE QUEENSLAND 13236 11.NOV.93 [Stamp] COMMISSIONER OF POLICE 11078 QUEENSLNAD 14.NOV.93

Divisional Hall Burketown 26.10.93

The Honoble Colonial Secretary Brisbane.

Resolution - Police Protection

Sir

I have the honor, by direction, to advise the adoption of a resolution passed at last General meeting of the Board (21st ulto) as under That the Honble Colonial Secretary be acquainted with the inefficiency of the Police force stationed at Burketown which consists of two Constables only. It being the duty of one to act as lock-up keeper there is only one other whose services are available for Patrol and escort duty thus leaving the Town & greater portion of District entirely unprotected.

Respectfully commending the matter to Your favourable consideration

[Notes in margin] Commr of Police for report HT 13 11 93

Ack Divl Clerk Burke 12.11.93/6097 police 13.11.93

[stamp] B.C. [in red]14 11 93 No --------------------------------- Returned -----------------------

I have the honor to be Sir Your obedient Servant John P Bradley Clerk