CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 304

2

taking the same traible to refute

3

301

for instituting

att

inquiry

into

similar attacks

certain statements of the local papers refuring to the Police and the

taken to extinguish beth fins.

which I may say at least successful.

muasuN DA

had the merit of being

I therefore invited Mr Romil, Endome

(Auditor General)

tornake

else

to

the inquiry in question, and to afsonate any me clav with hin, when he thought likely be useful. My object serialiom the various statements of which

reason to complain, by the

There

u as

est was

to refute

direct lestimony of competent and credible witnesses who could speak to the actual facts, and to have the evidence recorded

as sufficient

A

reason hem after for not

ow

The Government.

Puhops the carrying art of my

views would have entailed an

amount

of trouble disproportioned to the recasions,

Enclave Me 2 and Mr Kennie in his enclosed report.

eces to have thought from the

Avery

native of charges that they were best refuted by the internal evidence offered by the artides themselves. I now endlose his report, and in refer

reference to the

may

state

concluding portion of its that the Chinese contingent of the force has svince the date of my

despatch

av

and I hope

last

the subject been enrolled,

soon to report that they uniformed and undergoing

له