CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 512

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before a Magwhate. In On the first head, happened that at the time of the prisoning, owing to the absence on heave of the Officis holding the appointmerk of Sheriff and "Magishate that temporarily

hover offices in addition

held those

to

and Assistant

also a

my own office of Superintens dent of Police being Justice of the Peace; while onducting what I then

intended to beansing

bean enquiry preliminary to the case going before the Chief

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Magistrate, the Colonial Secretary (Mr Mercer Jentered the office and I requested

him to aid me in the

ein.

investigation, and this, upon

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theadvice of the Attorney General (astoral knowledge

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was of vital importance and the Chief Magis hote had newly arrived in the Colony ) ausumed the

the magisterial form, and certain of the prisoners were committed fortrial, the remainder being detained as

stated

before

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