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doubt,
the personal services of Attar Singh and those of numerous members of his family, and the well-proved loyalty of the small but gallant race to which he belongs, be allowed to weigh heavily in the disposal of his case.
Dismissal plus the loss of pension is a most crushing and bitter end to a hitherto honorable career.
We have nothing to satisfy us that this officer of unblemished reputation has deserved any punishment at all.
London
March 30th April
J. Coldstream
Indian Civil Service (retired)
P.S. There is good reason to believe (Inspector Stanton's affidavit; see page 2 of the printed papers in Attar Singh's petition to the Secretary of State d/ 30th April 1833 and annexures) that the statement made by the witness Tse Leung at the enquiry into Inspector Stanton's conduct flatly contradicts the incriminating statement made by him in Attar Singh's case. It is submitted that these statements should be compared.
NOTE: In the absence of copies of official records of the cases, copies of the evidence in the first case were asked for by Attar Singh's agent but no reply was given; this memorandum has been drawn up mainly from the printed papers furnished by Attar Singh, or from statements subsequently made by him.