CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 48

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"the complainant to the Magistrates and the law's unavoidable delays, which very naturally deter the injured parties from proceeding further.

4. On the return of Sir G. Bowen, Captain Deane appealed to him against this instruction, as being in contradiction with one given by Sir Arthur Kennedy in 1873, and he was told in reply, that Sir A. Kennedy's instructions were beyond the scope of the law; and that he "should listen, like a Commanding Officer of a Regiment, to every complaint against a member of this Force, and afford any redress within the limits of his power without unnecessarily referring complainants to the Police Courts".

In April this year Mr. Deane asked that the opinion of the Acting Attorney General might be obtained for his guidance. Mr. Ackroyd gave a long and carefully prepared opinion on a case submitted.

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46 "the complainant to the Magistrates and the law's unavoidable delays, which very naturally deter the injured parties from proceeding further. 4. On the return of Sir G. Bowen, Captain Deane appealed to him against this instruction, as being in contradiction with one given by Sir Arthur Kennedy in 1873, and he was told in reply, that Sir A. Kennedy's instructions were beyond the scope of the law; and that he "should listen, like a Commanding Officer of a Regiment, to every complaint against a member of this Force, and afford any redress within the limits of his power without unnecessarily referring complainants to the Police Courts". In April this year Mr. Deane asked that the opinion of the Acting Attorney General might be obtained for his guidance. Mr. Ackroyd gave a long and carefully prepared opinion on a case submitted.
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