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clothes and used marked money. He Commission appointed by Sir J.P. Kennessey severely reprehended the employment

of informers. Lord Kimberley in general terms approves

of this reprehension but justifies the plain clothes as "both proper and natural,

Considering the services in which the wearers

were engaged".

"and is "not prepared to say

that the use of marked

money is in itself

necessarily reprehensible"

In my opinion such proceedings are quite

incapable of justification,

independent of the special abuses to which

they led.

The majority of the Hong Kong Commission reported against the ordinance upon all

grounds - Constitutional, pastoral, and Sanitary; they say

that had they been prepared to act altogether on their own

Convictions they

would have

recommended

the entire repeal of the ordinance, but

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! ! 740 ney. clothes and used marked money. He Commission appointed by Sir J.P. Kennessey severely reprehended the employment of informers. Lord Kimberley in general terms approves of this reprehension but justifies the plain clothes as "both proper and natural, Considering the services in which the wearers were engaged". "and is "not prepared to say that the use of marked money is in itself necessarily reprehensible" In my opinion such proceedings are quite incapable of justification, independent of the special abuses to which they led. The majority of the Hong Kong Commission reported against the ordinance upon all grounds - Constitutional, pastoral, and Sanitary; they say that had they been prepared to act altogether on their own Convictions they would have recommended the entire repeal of the ordinance, but Page 750 Page 751
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clothes and used marked mo He Commission appointed by Si J.P. Kennessey severely reprehended the employmen

ent of informers . Lord Kimberley in general brms aff

this

approves

use

of

reprehension but justifies the plain clothes as " both proper and natural,

Considering

were

the services in which the wearers

engoged"".

"and is "not prepared to say

say

that the use

of me.

marked

money

is in itself

In o

cessarily reprehensible "

opinion such proceedings quite

independent of the special abuses to which

incapable of justification.

they

led

arre

The majority of the Hong Kong Commission reported against the ordinance upon all

grounds Constitutional pstoral cand Sanitary; they say

that had they been prepared to act celtogether Convictions they

on.

would have

their own

recommended

the entire repeal of the ordinance, but

Page 750Page 751

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