CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 123

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: In a way that gave us to understand that it was a clique trying to arrange that the members should have easy beats and stations. In the absence of any systematic arrangement of the evidence, without these facts being brought prominently to notice, it might reasonably have been assumed from the report that I persistently refused to inquire into cases of alleged bribery instead of, according to the fact, taking care that a trial should be initiated, and proceeding with action that was restrained by the communication that a Secret Committee was dealing therewith until my inquiry was furthered.

47. In paragraph 19, I mentioned that I should refer again to the following matter. At page 200 of the evidence, His Excellency the Major General states with reference to the Police objecting to a certain course as to Religious Ceremonies and Processions. Q. "That is a very different thing. The Police have no business to interpret the Law. As you very properly remarked before, the law is laid down, and it is for the Police to carry out those orders. They have nothing to do with saying to the Government whether Religious Ceremonies should take place or not. That is rather apart from the present inquiry, don't you know that we are under an engagement with the Chinese to protect...