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4.

conversations without a shadow of

probability.

nov

The written documents

before me taken

the oral evidence clearly prove this

fact .

" that the

together with

parties accused.

by

of them

Mr. William Tarrant of extortion have

" been in

of extort

the habit and some

" are still receiving

to

Eeturns in money

from the Central market, but there " documents &e, also o prove

parties such

that there

were and are entitled to

moneys as part proprietors of such market . There are no laws Enqulations in Hongkong which prohibit Chinese Servants in employ of Government from acquiring shares of property

an

also

the

in Markets. I of opinion that Mr. Farrants

own evidence is of such a nature

tends to show that he is not a fit:

as

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und · proper person to continue in Mer Majesty's Service ._ He has by his non been in possession of the Rumours and had taken part i

admission

conversations alluded to by letter, and upon

in the

him in his

which he bases his

charges for eight o

and

For nine months, although he has had frequent -opportunities of communicating these Rumours and conversations, coupled with insinuations that the practices

he

complains of were known and

4 by

winked at

those whose

------

duty it is to

check them, to the authorities

or even

to the Gentleman at the head of the

Mr Department Mt. Tarrant belongs, he

Mr. Farrant concealed, and did not

until the

communicate the

time he made his charges against the Chinese servants of Government.