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power to order the offender to forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or to award imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven days.
1.
I therefore ordered C. C. 217 to be sent before the Magistrate for trial, which was done; I further applied to the Government that the Crown Solicitor should prosecute (Enclosure C). I received no reply to my application. Instead of dealing with the case in the ordinary course of business, the Magistrate adopted an exceptional course. (Appendix I, Letter 27 Confidential). Then followed a series of remands awaiting the declaration of the decision of the Government. In this interval, His Excellency the Governor (to whom I should have desired references on this point should be made rather than to me) informed me on more than one occasion that he had ordered a secret inquiry into the matter of the alleged corruption of the China Police; I received no information as to the powers to be conferred on the Commission, nor as to the particular manner in which the inquiry was to be conducted.
His Excellency the Major General, has expressed his opinion: "It appears very clearly to His Excellency that the Superintendent of Police is much in the position of the Commanding Officer of a Regiment, who is bound to investigate all complaints preferred by civilians against his men, and punish subordinates, if guilty." Colonial Secretary's letter 1156, 25th August, 1885,
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power to order the offender to forfeit and " pay a sum not coruding twenty five "dollars, or to award imprisoneuent for
"any terms not exceeding
seven days.
1.
I therefore
a.
" with forfeiture of pay. ordered C. C. 217 to be seut before
Magistrate for trial, which was done; I fierther applied to the Government that the Crown Solicitor should prosecute (Enclosure C). I received
Ato
-reply to my application . Instead of dealing with the case in the ordiciary
of business the Magistrate.
Course
dopted an
exceptional course. (Appendie
I fetter 27 Confictectial). Then followed
a series
of
remands a
awaiting
the
declaration of the decision of the Government . In this interval itis Excellency the Governor (to whom I
should
should decire referecias on this point should
be cuade
than :) infornced ene on more One occasion that he had ordered a
secret inquiry into the matter of the
alleged cormption of the China Police : I received no
as to the powers.
information
to be conferred on the Commission, nor as to the particular manner in which the inquiry
C.
7.
was to be conducted.
His Excellency the Major General, has expressed this opision : . " H appears
very
"to His Excellency that the Superinpretent
of Police is wuch in the position: of the Commanding Officer of a Regiment ? "who is bound to investigate all. "complaints preferred by Ciiliaus n against his men, and promish "subordinates, if guilty." Colonial _____ Scorekiry's letter 1156, 25th Auguel, 1885,
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