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lost; and that this power has been rendered more certain by the direction therein copied by the head of the Police to all Police Officers to obey the directions of the bearer of the. piece of paper unnamed, thus in -effect constituting in the masters of these informers an imperium in imperio of the regular police:
on my.
That a commission having statement been issued to Mess & Smith, May, and Mitchell and they having made one report and afterwards
-amended report, they were put aside _ The result
anc
should have been made known.
at least to the Members of the
Legislative Counsil in order that
in voting the supplies the Council might give such advice to the Executive as the facts elicited might call for and that not having receives such report that the Caunail should investigate the facts for themselves through a Committer.
(Signed) John Smale,
Chief Justices
Hong Hany,
14th November 1870.
Ceas
CL
Colonial Leaveting