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which the man Refused by Mr. Caldwell, and on such refusal offered to pay "Cauwell, as executrix for the children; a majority however (other two do not feel satisfied that Mr. Caldwell)
de ' accepted this money?
squther bus that this money was
Hai
GE. G. 'That a Chinese female named shop for who had been in frequent
communication with Mr. Caldwell, reputed but not proved (?) to be a sister, by Chinese usage of Mr. Caldwell, received from the Too Pawn Shop the sum of four hundred dollars; because the Sentence, 'on a pawnbroker, belonging to the said shop, had been
as we supposed. Through her influence, and 'that she received a further sum of Fifty dollars for her
mitigated
scoutts in the matter!
go.
0.10.
10! Mr. Caldwell's connection with so notorious a Character as Mah Chow long!
100-11 That Mr. Caldwell's original Appointment may have been injudicious!
101.12. But lastly that, notwithstanding these facts, 'it appears to be a majority (three to two) of the Commission 'that they
de not necessitate so strong a measure as removal from that Office!
to the future told to the
were myself km May
his
I. P., Mr Inglis I.P.
Commission xx A
the Chief Magistrate (The Honorable Mr. Davies P.) the Assistant magistrate (Mr. Mitchell J. P.) Mr. Turner the Crown Solicitor, Acting Attorney General, Mr. Desson the Queen's Printer, Prosecutor Lyons and others, and for the purpose merely of verifying the Entries on the Land Register and the outs of bound rents for the brothel,
of property, the clerks of the Land
Office and Treasury.
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30. By
one or more of these Witnesses, every Statement that I had made, was
fully proved
against
Letter from the Acting Colonial Secretary D. Bonages to [illegible] (No 483) 23 July 1858.
Mr Caldwell. I am
had
es even those were substantiating
frot unriates for the wording and tended wharges which of protested arrangement of the presenta against and repudiated. And yet, proved, as the minutes of Evidence, for I shall not attempt to analyse them, with show, even in the instance, where the hastily drawn Report ignores or is silent with regard to such Evidence.
one
St. I have already suggested much to explain the discrepancy of that document. But there is yet incongruity
which, special remaining, to account for instances have been also alleged by some of the Commissioners themselves • I mean the fact that the majority of them affixed their own Signatures to a Report carried against them by their 3 Colleagues, and which fact stands twice recorded on the face of the Report, correct offending on
separate Chapters of them.
the
Hell
102. Even if this Report had acquitted Mr. Caldwell in
6
conce
by
dining
the
no doubt can ever
had
only been, in the first instance, my duty to have represented to the authorities the Charges made by persons of Credit upon matters, so gravely affecting the Administration of justice. But there can be no doubt that for
all the purposes which alone justify any Government Enquiry whatever into the Conduct
Official, the above Report must be taken to be fatal to the Character of Mr. Caldwell, and on fitness to retain
an
his Employment
m
103. The Governor, however
otherwise..
pas
hing
appears to have thought.
104. No sooner was the Report handed in than I officially informed, by the Acting Colonial Secretary, that His Excellency considered that none of the Charges I had been substantially proved; that many of them ' were reported to have been brought on insufficient grounds-
ds- and that His Excellency could consider
on
sho
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