for mine hours without having breach of the lacos.

mitted any

The above stateuant appears to

me to contains hop cllow.

In the first place, the report of the beting Captain Superintendent of Polie shows that the officers were merely detained and not imprisoned,

were supplied with meals from

ated

The Hotel.

In the second place the report

Magistrate

of the Aching

Jolie

showr

concussively that those officers were

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and wise looking to the fact that it was not then knower what particulars were contained in the note book, he

proper discretion in refusing

to allow the accused out upon bail. It appears to me that the only weak point in the case is the order which was made

the Magis Make bary

for the forfeiture of the note book.

Josmuch

the

acquitted the accused under Ordinance / of 1895,

and found them quilty under Cildi. navce 10 of 1891 only, I do not see that he had

any power to forfeit the book.

a violation of Kre laws of quilty of this Colony.

Wh

to the rifusal of

to liberate the men

upon bail, it secues

27 February, 1896.

regard

the Steting Captaine Superintendent of Polia

Str. H. E. Pollock, act. Attorney General.

to me that, Cooking to his previous experience in the crave case (

which

I would suggest might be usefully brought to the notice of the Secretary with this subject!

of

State in dealing

aud

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