Correspondence with the Colonial Secretary's Office

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[top left] Words -----70 Amount ------6/- --- OHMS

[centred] 24 Electric Telegraph, Queensland.

[top right] S174 [round stamp, top right] * TELEGRAPH BRANCH * 12 AU 01 G. P. O.

From-----Cairns---------12--- h. ----15--p-m.

Dated------------------ 19

MESSAGE for --------Commr Police----- -----------------------------Bne

5	Acting	Sergeant	Whelan	of	Palmer
10	reports	Const.	Behan	Camp	Keeper
15	there	for	ill	treating	gins
20	in	camp	also	considers	that
25	he	goes	mad	Behan	being
30	useless	for	ordinary	police	work
35	was	made	Camp	Keeper	in
40	native	police	I	do	not
45	Know	what	to	do	with
50	him	but	being	so	short

[written lengthwise down page in red ink] Inspr Marrett as per noting under [signed] R?? 13 - 8 - 1

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[Notes on rear] This is no intention to remove the Highbury Camp at present.

[stamp blue] The Under Colonial Secretary B.C. W. Finucane. pro Commissioner of Police

20/12/92

[in red] Inform Mr Palmer accgly HT 21 12 92

Q[?]D 7279 77McD

[written diagonaly on the bottom] E Palmer M.L.A. 23 May 99/7157.

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