The Force
I dismissed him in December last for being engaged in money lending transactions contrary to the enclosed Police regulation.
2.
I attach for your information a copy of Mr May's letter of the 4th December last and of its enclosures, and also a copy of the written opinion of the Acting Attorney General, Mr Pollock, whom I consulted in regard to this case.
Encl. 2. Notification No. 405, 29th Dec. 1894
Encl. 3. 4th Dec. 1896 with 3 sub-enclosures.
Encl. 4. 9th Dec. 1896.
3.
I regret that I am unable to support the prayer of the Petition. The Petitioner's long service and position in the Force, in my opinion, merely aggravate the offence of which he was found guilty.
I have every reason to believe he has been accorded a fair hearing, and I am not aware of any precedent for the grant of a pension to a dismissed officer.
I would also add that