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adopted his opinion, that the paid Pénghtlus should be in the 
position of the Parish Constable in England. If Mr. Locan 
approves of this, perhaps he will name the Pénghilus to be appoint- 
aU Bee igs 
: A. E. H. ANSON, 
lieut.- Governor. 
Lieut.-Governor’s Office, 
30th August, 1867. 
To 
Percy Winpsor Hart, Esq., 
Commissioner of Police, 
Prince of Wales’ Island. 
Sir, 
I have the honour, on behaif of the inhabitants of Muda Dis- 
trict liable to be called out as part of the Posse Comitatus and 
who have signed agreements to act in keeping the peace and in aid 
of the Police, to request that you will be good enough to appoint 
the persons whom they have elected for that purpose, and whose 
names are entered in the Rolls now sent for your inspection, 
Constables under Section 21 of the Police Act of 1856, to keep 
the peace within their respective Dairahs and Kampongs, from 
this date till the end of next year; to which I beg leave to add 
my own request. 
_ In the event of the peace being disturbed by gang-robbers or 
others, the villagers will be called out by these Constables and act 
under their directions until an officer of Police, or other person 
having lawful authority in that behalf, arrives at the place of the 
disturbance and takes the direction. 
The Constables have also undertaken to give immediate informa- 
tion to the nearest Police authority of all crimes or intended crimes 
that come to their knowledge, and to attend, with as many of the 
jillagers as may be required, whenever their aid is called for by 
any officer of Police. 
Lhe Constables will serve without pay, but it is hoped that, in 
consideration of the saving of expense which such a system of 
supplementary Volunteer Pclice may enabie Government to eiiect 
n the regular Police force, the Municipal Commissioners will 
think it proper to remit some portion of their rates. At present, 
as you are aware, a large portion of the District is without Police 
Stations and roads. ‘Without an organization of this kind, the 
villagers are defenceless against gang robbers, and this is true 
feel oo 
