CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 116

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Board will also have to deal strongly with the overcrowding of houses,

considerable sorbality would probably ensue if the occupants of the cookie houses, as now inhabited

Acre

Compelled to sleep inside their houses tunewer. As to

during the height of

the details of offences referred to in paragraph 43, I do not think there

long

single

vehicle driver.

a

case last year of

being

a

arrested without

light; boatmen in improper places are dealt with by the number of the boat being taken, and the owner warned to attend the Police Court; whilst as to the Regulations being

a perfect farce in the hands of the

Constables it must be observed that they do not contain a single word of instruction to Constables to arrest people without process, because the necessity of rigidly executing the Ordinance depends upon the phase of crime temporarily in fashion, and the Ordinance itself is so widely framed as to render the offence contingent on the absence of "a reasonable excuse" (Ordinance 14 of 1870, S.XVII.). The basis of this recommendation is to be found in the Chairman's question (p. 117). I respectfully leave it for consideration whether the answers bear out any inference. Should there be marked crime at night in any particular district the proposed military state of siege may be desirable, but as there is and was last year a remarkable immunity from

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61 114 Board will also have to deal strongly with the overcrowding of houses, considerable sorbality would probably ensue if the occupants of the cookie houses, as now inhabited Acre Compelled to sleep inside their houses tunewer. As to during the height of the details of offences referred to in paragraph 43, I do not think there long single vehicle driver. a case last year of being a arrested without light; boatmen in improper places are dealt with by the number of the boat being taken, and the owner warned to attend the Police Court; whilst as to the Regulations being a perfect farce in the hands of the Constables it must be observed that they do not contain a single word of instruction to Constables to arrest people without process, because the necessity of rigidly executing the Ordinance depends upon the phase of crime temporarily in fashion, and the Ordinance itself is so widely framed as to render the offence contingent on the absence of "a reasonable excuse" (Ordinance 14 of 1870, S.XVII.). The basis of this recommendation is to be found in the Chairman's question (p. 117). I respectfully leave it for consideration whether the answers bear out any inference. Should there be marked crime at night in any particular district the proposed military state of siege may be desirable, but as there is and was last year a remarkable immunity from
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61 114 Board will also have to deal strongly :owding of houses, with the overer considerable sorbatity would probably susue if the occupants of the cookie houses, as now inhabited Acre Compelled to sleep inside their houses tunewer. As to | during the height of the details of offences referred to in a paragraph 43, I do not think there long single vehicle driver. a case last year of being a arrested without light; boatuen in improper places are dealt with by the number of the boat being taken, and the owner- ware & to attired the Police Court ;- whilst as to the Regulations being < perfcat farce in the hands of the Constables it must be observed that they do not contain a eingle word of instruction instruction to Constables to arrest people without pocess, because the necessity of rigidly executing the Ordinance depends upon the phase of crime temporarily in fashion, and the Ordinance itself i is so widely framed as to render the offence contingent On the absence of "a reasonable excuse (Ordinance 14 of 1870 8XVII.) The bacis of this recommendation is to be found in the Chairman's question (p. 117). I respectfully leave it for consideration whether the attawers bear out the any inference . Should there be marked crime at night in night in any particular district the proposed. be military state of seige may desirable, but as there is and was last year a remarkable immumity from
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Board will also have to deal strongly

:owding of houses,

with the overer

considerable sorbatity would probably susue if the occupants of the cookie houses, as now inhabited

Acre

Compelled to sleep inside their houses

tunewer. As to

| during the height of

the details of offences referred to in a paragraph 43, I do not think there

long

single

vehicle driver.

a

case last year of

being

a

arrested without

light; boatuen in improper places

are dealt with by the number of the boat being taken, and the owner- ware & to attired the Police Court ;- whilst as to the Regulations being

<

perfcat farce

in the hands of the

Constables it must be observed that they

do not contain a eingle word

of

instruction

instruction to Constables to arrest people

without pocess, because the necessity of

rigidly executing

the Ordinance

depends upon the phase of crime temporarily in fashion, and the Ordinance itself i

is so widely framed

as to render the offence contingent

On

the absence of "a reasonable excuse (Ordinance 14 of 1870 8XVII.) The bacis of this recommendation is to be found in the Chairman's question (p. 117). I respectfully leave it for consideration

whether the

attawers

bear out the

any

inference . Should there be marked crime at night in

• night in any

particular district the proposed.

be

military state of seige may desirable, but as there is and was

last

year a remarkable immumity from

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