Enclosure
No 22!
C.O
24317
14 JU 13
430
Sir.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 4th, June, 1915.
You 23174
With reference to my Despatch No. 208 of the
13th. instant, I have the honour to transmit the accompanying
Petition addressed to you by Lr. J. A. Bullin.
2.
At the enquiry held by the Committee of the
Executive Council notes of evidence were taken by the Attorney-
-General's clerk who has a knowledge of shorthand. These notes
proved, when transcribed, to be so defective, that the Committee did
not avail themselves of them. Having the evidence given by the
witnesses they examined fresh in their minds they drew up their
report, which was considered in due course by the Executive Council
and upon which the Council formed their judgment.
3.
As the notes of evidence were not being sent to
you and as they were useless as a currect record of the evidence
they were not suplied to Mr. Bullia.
4.
Ir. Bullin's request to be represented before
the Committee by a lawyer was not granted because it is not the
practice of the Executive Council to permit such representations in
cases of this nature.
0.
As Mr. Bullin has appended his notes of
evidence to his petition I enclose copy of the notes of evidence
taken by the Attorney-General's clerk in case you may wish to
inspect
Endcour
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LETIS HARCOURT, M.P..
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