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including both Messe O'Malley and Ackroyd. The Ordinance referred to will be transmitted
as soon as the
for approval, regulations to be made under it
have been settled.
It
appears to me that,
on two important points, Mr. Deane entertains views that are altogether
erroneous, and which are calculated to interfere with the efficient performance of his duties. The first
is that it is the duty of the Police to interpret the law, and
to
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to judge how far any
how far any instructions
given by the Governor are lawful. I have referred at length to this
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subject in transmitting Mr. Deane's separate memorial. The second point
is that the Police should have the
power of saying whether religious
or other Public ceremonies and
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processions should take place. is the opinion both of Mr. O'Malley and of Mr. Ackroyd that the Police should not be entrusted with
such power; that it is for the Government to decide what is to
be