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the Colony of British Columbia—the organization of a uniform system

of police in the Colony—I have the honor to
GRU henoe tides Mineo request that His Excellency the Governor will be
aoe IN Gicuaet thet totes pleased to permit me to take under my exclusive
cease to whieh it puts the Management and control the whole Body of Con-

conn, we i Marines now Stables at ptesent in «the ‘Colony. @iihinmemg

serving in British Columbia appears to be the more necessary as it is now
may in emergencies be em F
ployed as a Police foree— determined that the financial arrangements of
Bie the several departments are to be conducted
distinctly of each other with the Colonial Treasurer by the head of
each department.

I am satisfied that the superintendence of the colonial police and
the conducting of the financial branch of the department®® will occupy
my time to an extent that will render it impracticable for me to hold
with advantage to the public service the supervision of another
department.

If His Excellency be pleased to allow me to assume this charge,
I have to beg His Excellency’s orders to proceed without delay to the
seat of Government? to prepare and submit for His Excellency’s
consideration a plan for conducting the police duties of the Colony,
and to enable me to confer with the Colonial Treasurer respecting the
system of police accounts which should be established.

I have the honor to be,
Sit;
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) C. Brew.

W. A. G. Young, Esq., Colonial Secretary,

Fort Yate, B.C.,
16th April, 1859.

Str,—I have the honor to report that on yesterday Mr. E. H.
Sanders, Assist. Gold Commissioner for the Fort Yale District,
Feta ... reported himself to me. He will without delay

ck. receipt and a Commiss. 2 t
as J.P. will be forwarded to enter upon the duties of his office, and appears
Mr. Sanders. >

resolved to leave no effort untried to levy the
miner’s licence tax in his district.

p (98) Mr. Brew has at last succeeded in being placed in charge as superintendent of the
pores force of the colony, as the Governor’s note shows; though the formal order was not issued
ti ater.

(99) By ‘the seat of Government ’? Mr. Brew means Victoria; for, although New Westmin-
ster was the capital, the Governor and almost all of the officials of British Columbia resided in
the capital of the neighbouring Colony of Vancouver Island.

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