COPY.
Sir,
ENCLOSURE 181
(Red 3 JAN 13 252)
No. 19, Hollywood Road.
Hong-Kong, 2nd November, 1897,
1
With reference to my Petition to the Right Honourable Mr. J. Chamberlain, M.P., Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs, dated the 18th September last, and further with reference to an inquiry instituted on the 1st day of October 1897 at the Victoria Gaol by the Hon'ble Captain Supt. of Police as to a charge alleged against me by one Tse Leung of his having paid to No. 536, that is to me, in my official capacity of Indian Inspector in the Hong-Kong Police Force the money of a gambling house last year, I have now the honour, most respectfully to forward with this for the due consideration of His Excellency the Governor my Statutory declaration made before Mr. A. P. Stokes, a notary public of this Colony, denying that I have ever received any money by way of bribe from anybody in this Colony. I have also the honour to further enclose with
The Honourable
J.H. Stewart Lockhart,
Colonial Secretary,
Hong Kong.
this