CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 90

But as this report is also sigued by the Honourable the Attorney General, I cannot but think that the latter Officer might,

this report, have

whou considering

ebrown attection to the limitation of my

powers to

CCRCO

of Breach of Disipline

and Neglect of Duty. (l. S. par: 6) and

might have posited out that I have no

power

to deal with

8.

case

of bribery

Japee

Sal

88

9.

Exaltewry the Sjovernor, I should have Excellency acted indiveritly and evichael proper respect to the scoret Commission about to be appointed, had I attempted, without special instructions from His Excellency by premature investigations to auticipate ito inquiries. I should have raised an. alarmw, if any

cause existed, that quest'

to the success

have been most prejudicial to the

a

Conticery therefore to the opinion

and

of the Committee. I unhesitatin confidently

submit to the decision of the Right Honourable the Secretary of

State that I adopted the regular and proper

course in sending the Constable for trial before a ellagistrate, that the

of the other

hung on his

Cake

and further that in face of the...

communications wade to we

by this

Excellency

of such

secret inquiry,

9.

(Para. 2) That he believes in the

bribes on

existence of a system of taking

from:

the part of the Chricese Constables in a connection with gambling is clear from his own evidence, in which he shows how he might detect cases,

whilst at

the

same time admitting (page 23) that he had not thought it u

take

any

recessary to

such steps.

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