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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MR. J. CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs. Downing Street, London, S.W,
THE HUMBLE PETITION OF UTTER SINGH, OF No. 12, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, VICTORIA, HONGKONG. LATE SERGRANT-MAJOR IN THE POLICE FORCE OF THAT COLONY.
MOST RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH:-
1.—Your Petitioner onlisted in the Police Force of the Colony of Hongkong on the 10th day of December, 1878, as a Police Constable of the 3rd Class, and from that date obtained nine promotions, until on the 1st day of April, 1895, he was promoted to the highest post an Indian Policeman cau aspire to in the Forec, viz., he was promoted to the rank of Police Sergeant of the 191 Class, as also be was appointed Indian Sergeant-Major or Jemadhar of the said Police Force. A statement of the promotions of your Petitioner is entered in the Books of the said Police Force, and particulars of these promotions are embodied in the first paragraph of a representation addressed by your Petitioner to His Excellency the Governor, Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, on the 12th day of March, 1897, a copy of which representation is herewith attached, marked I.
2. From the said 10th day of December, 1878, to the 3rd day of December, 1896, when your Petitioner was dismissed from the said Police Force as hereafter mentioned, your Petitioner's conduct, to the best of his knowledge and beliet, was during that long period uniformly good he was never guilty of misconduct or breach of discipline, he performed his duties to the entire satisfaction of his superior officers, and bore an exceptionally good character, as could be evidenced from the copies of certificates, marked A to E, attached to the said representation to II. E. the Governor. Your Petitioner bogs to cite koro valy Major Dengster's remarks as given in his certificate dated the 18th Februny, 1891, that "1 consider him a man of very good character, sober and steady," and your Petitionor further craves leave to add that during the tenure of his full Eighteen years' service, from December, 1878, to December, 1896, ke never applied for, and never had had, worn such a short leave of absence as even a month's leare in the interval,
3.Ou the sail 3rd day of December, 1806, your Petitioner was dismissed from the said Police Force by the Ilonourable the Captain Superintendent of Police, but your Petitioner honestly believes that he is aware of no such misconduct or neglect of duty on bis part as to befit him for such a summary dismissal as has been given him without due consideration, and without any recognition of his exceptionally long period of service in the IIongkong Police Force.
4. Your Petitioner believes that he was dismissed by the Honourable Captain Superintendout under a representation received by him that your Petitioner was implicated in some money-lending transactions, and that being implicated in such transactions was and is against the Regulations of the said Police Force. The following are copies of certain documents signed by the said Housurable Superintendent, and given to your Petitioner shortly after his dismissal.
HONGKONG, 6th December, 1890.
Utter Singh served for 18 years in the Hongkong Police, and for 4 years under my personal command, during the last two of which he filled the post of Indian Sergeant-Major.
Ile performed his Police duties to my entire satisfaction, and bore a very good character. Unfortunately it was found that he had been implicated in some money-leuding transactions, which is against the regulations of the Force, and he was on that account dismissed.
F. IL MAY, C.S.P.
POLICE DIPARIMENT,
VETORIA, HONGKONG, 31st December, 1896.
Certified that Ex-Sergeant-Major Utter Singh joined the Police Force on the 10th December, 1878, and was dismissed on the 3rd December, 1896,
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