Boot and Saddle by JG GilberdForage
Members of the Force in charge of stations were expected to give notice to local contractors stating the supplies of forage needed in accordance with the terms of the contract. Where no contract existed sufficient notice had to be given to the Commissioner. When forage was delivered to any station by a contractor, the nett weight had to be ascertained, and the receipts signed for that quantity. In issuing, the Officer who signed the receipts was held accountable for it. If a station was in charge of a subordinate member of the Force he was to permit no-one but himself to issue forage. At large stations one Constable only was authorised to issue. Fresh forage received at a station was not to be issued until old stock in store had been issued. No forage was on any account to be issued from Police stations to any Government Officer or any other person whatever without special authority, and in every instance where forage was issued for any other service a requisition had to be obtained from that service. A weekly forage return had to be made to which was attached any such requisition together with particulars of the amount drawn, the Officer's name, and details of the duty he was engaged upon. The regulation scale of forage (per horse per day) was:
With the disbanding of the Armed Constabulary in 1886 many of the mounted Constables and their mounts transferred to the newly-formed Police Force. They became the mounted branch of the Police. Jim Gilberd, 1989 |
