CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 119

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Remarks on certain portions of the Report

I have now to touch upon certain matters in the volume of evidence. In doing so much as I do, I do not propose to refer to the matters which were confidentially discussed, as to some of "the questions."

I feel bound to protest strongly against this question.

1. Because there is not a single word in all Codehouse's evidence to the effect that he had written any such letter.

2ndly Because it was addressed to Ana de ... the questions.

I cannot but take strong exception to the assumption involved in the question put by His Excellency the Major General at page 6.

"Now that the case in which a letter was written by the Magistrate to the Captain Superintendent, telling him that although he could not convict the men, certainly he considered the case one of such grave exception that he considered some action should be taken with reference to one of my subordinates, a Sergeant of Police."

3rdly Because I had minuted my evidence with a note (which is not printed) to the effect that no such letter had been written.

4thly Because His Excellency the Major General had previously been informed (page 32) that no such letter had been received.

The Chairman - Question "They were not convicted, but the Magistrate wrote ...

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& Remarks on certain portions of the Report I have now to touch upon certain matters in the volume of evidence. In doing so much as I do, I do not propose to refer to the matters which were confidentially discussed, as to some of "the questions." I feel bound to protest strongly against this question. 1. Because there is not a single word in all Codehouse's evidence to the effect that he had written any such letter. 2ndly Because it was addressed to Ana de ... the questions. I cannot but take strong exception to the assumption involved in the question put by His Excellency the Major General at page 6. "Now that the case in which a letter was written by the Magistrate to the Captain Superintendent, telling him that although he could not convict the men, certainly he considered the case one of such grave exception that he considered some action should be taken with reference to one of my subordinates, a Sergeant of Police." 3rdly Because I had minuted my evidence with a note (which is not printed) to the effect that no such letter had been written. 4thly Because His Excellency the Major General had previously been informed (page 32) that no such letter had been received. The Chairman - Question "They were not convicted, but the Magistrate wrote ...
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rewarks on certain portions of the Report

I have now to touch upon certaine

matters in the volume of evidence. In

doing

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vo I do not propore

to refor

to

the

which

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confidentially,

as to come of

" the

I feel bound wort strongly

- xiust this question.

protest against

1. Because there is not a

117

to

single word

in allr #odehouse's evidence to the effect

that he had written

any

such letter.

2ndly Because it was addressed to

Ana de

the questions.

4.2.

cannot but take strong

exception to the assumption involved

in the ucestion pet by His Excellency

the lloj or Gewral at page of 6.

2. "Now that the

case in which

" a letter was written by the ellorgistrate

" to the Captain Superintendent, telling

"

him that although he could not convict

the

wen, certainly he considered the

" case one

of

such

grave excopicion

"that he considered some action.

" should be taken with reference to

One

of my

subordinates, a Sergeant

of Police.

zroty Because I had minated my

evidence with a note (which is not

-printed) to the effect that letter had been written.

no

such.

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4thly Beccuse His Excellency the

Major

110

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General had previovely bou inforened bipage 32) that letter had been received by

The Chairman - Question "They

CA ARA

" were not convicted, but the Magistrate

the

wrote

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