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misconduct himself. The remaining 26 persons are employed in
their
various capacities in the Colony. The only one amongst who is
marked as of suspicious character is Mr. Kunze. I recently made
enquiry concerning this person and I attach a copy of the report
which I received from the Captain Superintendent of Police on the
subject. I did not consider that this report justified his deport-
ation.
5.
Concerning the conduct of the persons named in the
list, I attach notes of a conversation I had with the Provost
Marshal whom the General Officer Commanding sent to me to explain
certain items in the column of complaints in the list. I would also point out that not one of those named in the list has, as far
as is known, committed any breach of his parole. A complaint was
made to me by the General Officer Commanding in August of noises at the German Club at night, but enquiry by the Police showed that residents in the neighbourhood had no complaints on the subject. Enquiry has again been made as to the rowdiness at night and the spreading of rumours and inciting of Indians and Chinese against the British Government mentioned in Major-General Kelly's letter of the 5th instant. I attach a copy of the report of the Captain Superintendent of Police. I may say that as far as I know there is not a German in the Colony who can speak any Indian language.
6.
It is scarcely correct to say that Germans and Austrians are allowed to move about freely at all hours. Their movements are restricted to certain areas agreed upon between the General Officer Commanding and me. They are not required to be within doors at a certain hour of the night because such restrict- ion has not been asked for by the Military Authorities, nor does
it seem necessary.
7.
In the matter of the trade which German residents are permitted to carry on, that is a matter which does not seem relevant to the question at issue. It is a question that has been
already settled by His Majesty's Government.