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in these Cover

Cannal foil &

Ecater

& which

strike the

is that Vs. H. Blake's

ideas of what constitutes necessary severity go quite

beyond

and those of those of Coffin’s

as for

Mr May

Ly

fall short

of them

too

Sir Henry's methods appear, & to me, if I may say so, drastic for the Circumstances

ous. I feel strongly for instance that Brimble, as he behaved, might

have been

given

a Chance

& retrieve his character in

blameless

service, and his May evidently

news of

3

year

thought

the same

I will

with the

usual level & the

severity of punishment In my letter (the date of which I forget) in reply

34

X

Paragraphs

Your No. 16993 of 18 May indicated that we

May

in opinion the power of punishing Rangers might & should be used

more than it had become the recent practice and I described it if I remember rightly as

our best trump card. In a

our head a subsequent interview with Mr Lucas

23

amplified this view

& Explained

Henry Blake's reluctance

that

displayed in banishing

suspicious characters unless they had been convicted, or

Convicts

we could prove some

&

offence against them, to the detriment in listing the Colony, under

his

regime, of unconvicted persons practically known

& by

the

police as thieves & rogues, but against whom no exact sentence is procurable, I attributed the heavy increase

in larceny & other offences.

Characterising

which has characterised the

past 4 or 5 years.

I

do venture

to criticize

the propriety of Sir Henry's

attitude,

which

I

was

powerless

to shake, but my point

was

that it was

a new & great departure from precedent, and of

unfortunate results there

were

in my mind no shadow of doubt. Before Sir Henry's

the Police had practically

no difficulty in procuring the punishment

of any

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in these CoverCannal foil &Ecater& whichstrike theis that Vs. H. Blake'sideas of what constitutes necessary severity go quitebeyondand those of those of Coffin’sas forMr MayLyfall shortof themtooSir Henry's methods appear, & to me, if I may say so, drastic for the Circumstancesous. I feel strongly for instance that Brimble, as he behaved, mighthave beengivena Chance& retrieve his character inblamelessservice, and his May evidentlynews of3yearthoughtthe sameI willwith theusual level & theseverity of punishment In my letter (the date of which I forget) in reply34XParagraphsYour No. 16993 of 18 May indicated that weMayin opinion the power of punishing Rangers might & should be usedmore than it had become the recent practice and I described it if I remember rightly asour best trump card. In aour head a subsequent interview with Mr Lucas23amplified this view& ExplainedHenry Blake's reluctancethatdisplayed in banishingsuspicious characters unless they had been convicted, orConvictswe could prove some&offence against them, to the detriment in listing the Colony, underhisregime, of unconvicted persons practically known& bythepolice as thieves & rogues, but against whom no exact sentence is procurable, I attributed the heavy increasein larceny & other offences.Characterisingwhich has characterised thepast 4 or 5 years.Ido ventureto criticizethe propriety of Sir Henry'sattitude,whichIwaspowerlessto shake, but my pointwasthat it wasa new & great departure from precedent, and ofunfortunate results therewerein my mind no shadow of doubt. Before Sir Henry'sthe Police had practicallyno difficulty in procuring the punishmentof any19
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in these Cover

Cannal foil &

Ecater

& which

strike the

is that Vs. H. Blake's

ideas of whal constitutes necessary severity go quite

beyond

and those of those of Coffins

as for

Mr May

Ly

fall short

them

too

Sie Henn's methods appens, & me, if I may say to, dracmion for Circumstances

ous. I feel strongly for instance that Brimble, En as he behaved, Meght-

such as

have been

gwen

a Chance

& retrieve his character in

blameless

service, and hi May eindently

news of

3

sear

thought

the sam

I wil

wh the

und level & the

pebzeit of bonishment In my letter (the date of which I forgets) in reply

34

X

Paracters

Your No. 16993 of 18 many indicated that wi

May

opinion the power Cenishing Langers might & should be used

more it then hod.

become the recent practice and I described it if I legnember rightly as

best thump card. In a

our heal a subsequent interview with Mi Lucas

23

amplified, this view

& Explained

Henry Blake Uluctance

that

displayed in benishing

puspicions characters unters they hot been convicted, or

Conters

we could prove some

&

offence against them, to the dippinety in listing the Colmy, under

hir

regime, of unconvicted pecoms practically known

& the

police as theeves & rogues, bel against when no exact entence hos procurable, I attributed the heavy increme

larceny & other offences.

Characting

which has char

post 4 or 5 years.

A

not renture

Crisis the

I dis

& criticize

the propriety of si Henry's.

attitude,

Which

L'

&

Case & was powerlers,

shake, but my point

and c

that it was

Barr

new & great departure from precesent, and of

unfortunate cemets there

its

مت نفت

woults

my mind no shadow Itime the Captain Jupperintenden

doubt. Before &. Henry's

Police hot practically

no difficulty in proeming the Ixnishment.

ment of any

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