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Commandant of Police: states that if the Legislative Council were in session the...

Catalogue reference: CO 23/240/72

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This record is about the Commandant of Police: states that if the Legislative Council were in session the... dating from 1894 Aug 11 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Bahamas, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 23/240/72
Date
1894 Aug 11
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Commandant of Police: states that if the Legislative Council were in session the post would be abolished as unnecessary. There is now great and proper desire to reduce the cost of the constabulary. Captain Learmouth has done well in the acting appointment. From Sir Ambrose Shea, folios 400-401

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
14220/1894
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10254413/

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