Shi--) and the Start-at--)
Whon
The
had to
Duske, & Duchess of Comangter,
2.
L
to Government Homes, I
Proyalties on
sifferent
が
arrival t
Condu
Other
Several
casionis
Marion Susan Deane
{
133
Enclosures
(1) Letter from Dr traver
(2) Letter from Fir V. Horsley (3) Letter from WD. Phillips (4) Letter from Dr. Mc Brgan
Superintendent of the Aglam
Testimonial
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONIALS.
from His Excellency Sir George Bowen, G.C.M.G.
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong.
Sir George Bowen, G.C.1.G. Governor of Hong Kong, having
heard that Mr. Deane the Captain Superintendent of the Police Corps
in this Colony, now on leave of absence in England, is a Candidate
for the office of Chief Constable of Somersetshire, has much
器
pleasure in bearing his testimony to the merita and services of
that gentleman.
Mr. Deane was educated at the University of Cambridge, and
afterwards entered the Colonial Service by competition examination
in 1862. After holding some minor posts under the Government of
Hong Kong, he was appointed to the important office of Captain
Superintendent of the Police, which he has now held for seventeen
years, to the entire satisfaction of the Colonial Goverment and
of the general Community. The Police Force consists of over
seven hundred men, and its efficiency in this peculiar society,
could not have been maintained, if its Head had not know how to
combine strict discipline with considerate attention to the
requirements of the men, and a capacity for understanding their
individual characters. Moreover, Mr. Deane has acted temporarily
on various occasions as Colonial Secretary, and Treasurer, and has
thus acquired a sound official education, that could not fail to be
of practical use in any office to which he may be appointed.
Deane has maintained cordial relations with the departments of
this Colonial Government, with which his duties bring him into
contact, and with the Chinese Authorities of the neighbouring
mainland. Previous Governors have been of opinion that Mr.
Deane's high standing as an officer and gentleman, and his special
aptitude for unravelling complicated cases, together with his legal
acumen, make him valuable in the detection of crime, and in the
conduct of criminal cases.
MX.
7.
While wishing him every success in obtaining suitable
employment in England, the Governor and the Colonial Government
would regret the loss of Mr. Deane's services in Hong Kong,
(Signed) SIR G. BOWEN.
Government House, Hong Kong,
March lat. 1884.
Testimonial
from Sir Julian Pauncefote, C.B., K.C.M.G. under Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs.
I have much pleasure in testifying to the high qualifications of Mr.
W.M.Deane for the office of Chief Constable of Somerset for which he is
As Attorney General of Hong Kong, where he held the post
a Candidate.
of Captain Superintendent of Police, I had ample opportunities of judging of his capacity for the important and responsible duties which were then
and still are entrusted to him, and I may add that he possesses in
addition the qualifications of a highly educated and accomplished
gentleman.
(Signed) JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE, C.B., K.C.M.G.
Foreign office, 16th January 1884.
Testimonial from John Bramston, Esqre., Assistant under Secretary of
State for the Colonies.
-
I was acquainted with Mr. Walter Meredith Deane at Hong Kong, during
two years and a half in 1874 1876, when I was Attorney General of the
Colony, and I have much pleasure in testifying to his efficiency as Head
of the Police, which was a mixed body of English, Chinese, and Sikhs.
As one of the Chief officers of the Government I was cognisant of the
good state of the Force, which I attributed to the management of the
Captain Superintendent, Mr. Deane. But I was more especially concerned
with his services in connection with the detection of Crime, and the
getting up of cases for prosecution before the Supreme Court. It is
the duty or the Attomey General te consider the depositions taken in
the Magistrates Court, to decide whether there is evidence on which to
send the accused for trial, and if so to conduct the prosecution. It
was Mr. Deane's duty to get the evidence together, and to bring the case
before the Magistratee, and to be present and to assist at all trials
of any importance. These duties Mr. Deane always performed carefully
and efficiently, and showed an adequate knowledge of the Criminal law,
and a proper appreciation of the evidence required.
I may add that Mr. Deane has been selected, from time to time during
the absence of the higher Officers of the Service, to undertake more