CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 69

these offences.

May

be

Besides I still maintain that there -caces in which it might be against the interests of the Forcato cellow

the matter to be taken into Court, or in which

a

prompt penishment such as dismissal is urgently needed, and would

of th

justice of t

the case,

contends that in all cases.

neeet the

The contention between the Council and the Capt." Sup! is simply this : _ Ife of complant by cancy of the public against a necuber of the Force he should not investigate to and decide it, but should at once refer the party aggrieved to the Police Court

to take out a eummons.

every

The Council requires him to investigate cau and to deal with it as the

The

circunustaïrew auð 3 justice there of require.

: regulation passed by the Executive

go beyond this, and

on him

Commeil does not

has not imposed

On

duties

any

any law.

powers incompatible with any

With

it de

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With

& respect to the last paragraph. of the Capt. Superintendent's letter I am still of opinion that the discipline of the Force would be endangered if the enembers of it knew that the int

interference of the stead would be limited to and take the form of sending the offender before

Magistrate.

a

The offender might have good reason to believe that the party aggrieved would

or that he could be

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not prosecute intimidated or prevented from appearing

against him:

In the third paragraph of the Memorial, the Capta Supt states that he

would not have memorialized the

Secretary of State if he had not considered

Regulation

the

some what severe

co

the

key note of a

usure passed on.

paveed on him re

I do not quite understand what he means but I protest against any insinuation, as to my reasons

the

for opinion I have given in this matter.

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