CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 118

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in a letter to the Government requesting the --

prosecution of two

persons

that it was the

referring

spesial province of the Governor to originate Criminal prooeedings the words are, to the Governor, (whose province it specially " is to originate Criminal proceedings ) . That shews the view he then took. (6) It s open to the Chief Justice to order the arrest of Pau Chi Wan by a Constable or tipstaff if he

thought fit

On

his

Reas of the Grown)

4.

was

responsibility (Kaka

With reference to the third point (C) whether I performed my duty or not,

to men

(1.) I have to refer His Excellency to my letter of the pot September calling attention

to kuchi wan's position and asking

pointing out

instructions and

questions affecting the whole community. His Excellency will ales find that I called

..

the Colonial Secretary on the 8th or 7th October

in reference to the case, and that I wrote to the Colonial Secretary

On

the

morning goth september and got his reply - Copy of both

notes I now enclose.

(2.) I beg to draw the Governor's attention to

pursued by the Chief Justice

the course.

himself on the 30th May and the Excontive

the matter which governed

action

on

mie

and I beg to remind His Excellency of

my reporting immediately to him on the 20th September after the Chief Instice had ordered me to prosecute

Pauchiwan

although he was

question

informed that the

was under concier

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