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Kwang, Wei

Atai, S/oo Non, William Tarrant, Charles St. George Cleverly - Surveyor Wei. Ache Exneral, Cheang kuw chaong, Weir Achuen, We Amant, Weir Mwong, Ing ho hoey, Clwang Akum, Ing chow Tam Ayce, Ing motive, wing kwong, Narcott: D'Estone Parker, and Tam Assy.

On the 8th. of July, 1847, the Acting Attorney General, assisted by Mr. Jozé M. Marques, Chinese Interpreter to the Supreme Court, took from Isoo Now the evidence of Tam Atsoy, and took down Isoo Mon's deposition. Mr Marques having on the 10th of July completed the translations of various documents which were produced in evidence, and referred to in the several depositions, the Acting Attorney General now hands in for Your Excellency's consideration his report and opinion.

I am of opinion the charges by Mr M Tarrant against the Chinese Servants of the Government, as contained in his letter of the 3rd. of July 1847, are groundless and without foundation. After a careful investigation of the voluminous depositions which were taken by myself, and taking proper observation of the demeanour of the witnesses during their examination, and carefully perusing the translations of the Chinese papers furnished by Mr. Marques, and forming part of the evidence, I am of opinion that Mr. William Tarrant had taken upon himself a task, which it was not in his power to accomplish. He has been led astray by false rumours and idle conversations, without a shadow of probability.

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Kwang, Wei Atai, S/oo Non, William Tarrant, Charles St. George Cleverly - Surveyor Wei. Ache Exneral, Cheang kuw chaong, Weir Achuen, We Amant, Weir Mwong, Ing ho hoey, Clwang Akum, Ing chow Tam Ayce, Ing motive, wing kwong, Narcott: D'Estone Parker, and Tam Assy. On the 8th. of July, 1847, the Acting Attorney General, assisted by Mr. Jozé M. Marques, Chinese Interpreter to the Supreme Court, took from Isoo Now the evidence of Tam Atsoy, and took down Isoo Mon's deposition. Mr Marques having on the 10th of July completed the translations of various documents which were produced in evidence, and referred to in the several depositions, the Acting Attorney General now hands in for Your Excellency's consideration his report and opinion. I am of opinion the charges by Mr M Tarrant against the Chinese Servants of the Government, as contained in his letter of the 3rd. of July 1847, are groundless and without foundation. After a careful investigation of the voluminous depositions which were taken by myself, and taking proper observation of the demeanour of the witnesses during their examination, and carefully perusing the translations of the Chinese papers furnished by Mr. Marques, and forming part of the evidence, I am of opinion that Mr. William Tarrant had taken upon himself a task, which it was not in his power to accomplish. He has been led astray by false rumours and idle conversations, without a shadow of probability.

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