IOR/R/15/1/149, ff 192-193

The printed circular encloses a number of despatches for the attention of the Resident, as follows:

1. An extract of paragraph 15 of despatch no.11 of 1855 from the Court of Directors, dated 5 September 1855, relating to inappropriately heavy fines imposed on the Stipendiary Police, in relation to the salary levels of native government employees;

2. An extract of paragraph 31 of a despatch from the Court of Directors, dated 28 October 1840, specifying that judicial fines should be appropriated to the improvement of the district in which they were levied;

3. Memorandum no.6 of 1844 from the Judicial Department, dated 29 May 1844, relating to the detrimental effect resulting from funds being raised by fines and deductions made against native government employees, with the request that such practice be discontinued;

4. Memorandum no.25 of 1845 from the Judicial Department, dated 26 November 1845; a reiteration of the request for the discontinuation of funds raised by fines and deductions against native government employees.