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