CO129-149 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [1-4] — Page 264

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consider that remands, causing

the

asing detention

Applied

and

in Gaol of the accused; were for by him an hear day information, not obtained from first sources, which if time would not have justified the appretion

apprehension of the Prisoners.

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We do not think that throughout

the case there was a

proper investigation

of the information given, and such as was acted upon, if it had been tested; its weakness and falseness would have been apparent.

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On the occasion of the second- apprehension of Shek Lick, the usual

declaration (equivalent to an oce

th)

was administered to certain witnesses when examined by Mer Deane

and the Crown Solicitor, This was done

ad Ave art

informed, without the privity of the latter still there is sufficient to

Shew that the declaration was so 4

administered, and that at this time Shop - Suk was arrested and with his men kept in custody for three

discharged.

-days, when they

wvere

without having been brought before

Palice Magistrate.

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These two illegal vols the Court

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satisfies itself with noting.

It is also especially necessary

27.

to draw attention to the illegal detention on Coverd the Floating Station of "Lee- - A. Bing (the Barber) for days. This was

over

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done, too, on the

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