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attempts to attach criminality the Registrar & oneral comptag in on farpsmy

wen forrps my evidence brought forward, sechigots for the Commission trenquire into and this t

most certainly believed was His Excellency's objext in direting the enquiry.

could have given no catisfactory, answers if at any subsequent

time an accusation were made against M. Caldwell that was in possession of information.

ination when the Commission was sitting and did not bring it forward. Asregard the value of the

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enquiry what can be mor pregnant with paluables. information to His Excellency than the spemarkable case. of the pawnbroker whose sentences of transportation for 15 pers. to that of imprisonment for three years. Were is exhibited most clearly (50) report of Commission) that the wealthy guild of

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brokers take

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interest in getting

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