No. 11
Mr Hankin is a very intelligent active officer and it would be
impossible for me to replace
him him by any trustworthy person at the
very inadequate salary voted by the Legislative Assembly.
I have induced
Mr Hankin to retain his office as head of the Police
in the hope of his position being improved in this respect. The
salary voted for the office
Mr Hankin holds is $1200 only—little
more than double the wages which a common labouring man receives in
this Colony where all the necessaries of life are
enormously enormously high.
I may remark that
Mr Hankin is especially useful in dealing with the
Indian population.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant
A.E. Kennedy
Governor
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Ask the Adm
y to prolong this Officers leave.
Draft.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Hankin to Colonial Secretary,
8 February 1866, suggesting
that the Admiralty be asked to grant him a further year's leave of
absence to enable him to continue his employment as Superintendent
of Police.
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to Secretary to the Admiralty,
19 April 1866, forwarding
copy of the despatch and enclosure and supporting the request for an
extension of
Hankin's leave.