CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9] — Page 231

4.

5.

With there authoritative statements before me, I decided upon defining my Report, and

recommendation founded upon it, till I had opportunities of judging for myself, Faking care that such changes

any

reforens

as Avere

necesary to the maintenance of Law and order should be adopted

occasion aror._

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men have been got rid of, – Crime has greatly decreased, and but few Criminals have escaped undetected and

uneonvicted.

7. I may fireface my remarks on the Report by

stating that I believe the Commission apparently

as

ils

6. The result of this enese has been so far satisfactory that the morale and discipline of the Police Force

has

...

greatly improved, untrustworthy officers and

had

origin in the

exaggerated and untruthful Reports of We Rice, the Apistant Superintendent, who was in intriguing to displace his

superior officer, and with that view Kept alive au

agitation

by secretly supplying this