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To His Excellency Sir Charles Augustus Fitz Roy Knight Governor
in Chief of New South Wales & & &

The situation of the lauded Proprietors, Farmers and settlers of the
Macdonald River District
Showeth
That with unfeigned respect for your Excellencys person and
governance we hereby represent that numerous cases at this Bench require
the assistance of a second Magistrate whose mental abilities legal
knowledge and unbiassed judgment shall be such as to inspire
confidence in the integrity of his decisions.

We your Petitioners therefore most earnestly solicit
that your Excellency will be graciously pleased to replace David
Dunlop of Mulla Villa Esquire in the Commission of the Police.

Your Petitioners respectfully beg leave to state that when
in the year 1845 it was resolved to dispense with the services of a
Police Magistrate in the District they prayed the late Sir George Gipps
on behalf of Mr Dunlop of whom they then declared (what with
perfect truth they now beg to [reiterate?]) that from the period of that
appointment to the Macdonald River District he possessed their
full and firm confidence as their entire esteem as all
able upright and zealous Magistrate.

Earnestly Entreating your Excellencys gracious consideration
of [\these desires your Petitioners will ever pray.

Macdonald River 24th April 1848