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investigation : Throughout the

Shawkewan Bado

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Informers and others.

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were continually receiving money from the Superintendent and Inspectors of Police to enable them, so was averred, to get together their evidence . It is -doubtful how for such a system is advisable when availed of by the- Superintendent of the Police, but it is manifestly objectionable when under it

Inspectar, out of his own pocket in the first instance, pays money to obtain information .

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It may Inspectar Daly, with the sanation it is true, of the Arting Superintendent, M. Creagh, engaged the services of

may be mentioned for that

lawyer to defend Fang. Tak Foo put on his trial for perjuraj.

when purt.

He did so, he states, firmly believing

that the man was not.

that there was an un

I guilty, and

unfair feeling

-against himself in connection with the caser He had, however, to pay $ 275 for the legal expenses, and to do so he obliged to borrow mone This state of affairs, also, we

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consider deserves consideration, and we

repeat it not with a view of condemning M." Daly's condust in this respect;

but because it seems improper that

Police Officer should be placed in this position.

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Without the authority of the