34 DESCEIPTION or THE SETEEAl STATIONS. 



Madras army list : he is equally respected and admired for 

 his urbane and gentlemanly deportment towards all classes 

 of society, and his equanimity of temper, when loaded with 

 the multifarious and conflicting duties imposed upon him, 

 occupying him from earliest dawn to the close of day, well 

 merits the universal approbation he enjoys. 



His duties are those of commanding officer over all the 

 stations ; Joint Magistrate and Justice of the Peace ; Direc- 

 tor of Police ; Civil, Military and Pension Paymaster ; sta- 

 tion Staff Officer ; &c. besides which regular official duties, he 

 has constant appeals made to him by the members of society, 

 and public in general, to entertain complaints against the 

 misconduct of servants and others ; to all of which he lends 

 a ready ear. The editor has annexed in the appendix a 

 Memorandum, furnished to him by Col. Cameron, exhibiting 

 the harassing duties he has to perform, and the insufficiency 

 of the power vested in him, to remedy defects in the law 

 he has to administer, which are well deserving the serious 

 consideration of the Government. 



To him, every officer on his arrival at any of the stations 

 is to report himself, and those on sick leave report them- 

 selves also to the Medical staff. 



He sits daily as Police Magistrate : his Oeeioe is under 

 the same roof as the Post OrriCE Establishment. 



Upon the hill on which these Offices stand, is placed a 

 Flag-Staff, and the flag is hoisted when he is present, and it 

 also intimates the arrival of Pay, and the arrival and de- 

 parture of the Overland Mails. 



Mr. Locke, the Post Master, is a most zealous and valu- 

 able servant of Government ; and an accommodating and 

 obliging officer to the public. His salary ought to be increased, 

 for it is very inadequate to his services, as his duties occupy 



