CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 192

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1907

dismissed with

be summarily loss of pension, or whether they should not be prosecuted also, and the unanimous opinion of the Council was that they should

be prosecuted first. Major Dempster and Inspector Mathieson, who were examined before the Council, expressed the opinion that evidence might, if thought desirable, be elicited at the trial implicating the whole of the Chinese Contingent of the Police Force, but it was considered

that it was not desirable to have to deal with the possible contingency of dismissing and replacing at one time the whole of the Chinese portion of the Force, and Major Dempster was instructed to confine the questions at the prosecution strictly to the men who had been taken in the act of exacting money.

4.

These men have been in the Force for periods ranging from 3 days to about 15 years, consequently

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1907 dismissed with be summarily loss of pension, or whether they should not be prosecuted also, and the unanimous opinion of the Council was that they should be prosecuted first. Major Dempster and Inspector Mathieson, who were examined before the Council, expressed the opinion that evidence might, if thought desirable, be elicited at the trial implicating the whole of the Chinese Contingent of the Police Force, but it was considered that it was not desirable to have to deal with the possible contingency of dismissing and replacing at one time the whole of the Chinese portion of the Force, and Major Dempster was instructed to confine the questions at the prosecution strictly to the men who had been taken in the act of exacting money. 4. These men have been in the Force for periods ranging from 3 days to about 15 years, consequently
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6 1907 dismissed with be summarily loss of pension, or whether they should not be prosecuted also, and the unanimous opinion of the Council was that they should be prosecuted first. Major Dempster and Inspector Mathieson, who were examined before the Council, expressed the opinion. that evidence might, if thought désirable, bi elicited at the trial implicating the whole of the Chinese Contingent of the Police. Force, but it was considered that that it was not desirable to have to deal with the possible contingency of dismissing and at one time the whole replacing of the Chinese portion of the Force, and Major Dempster instructed to confine the wad questions at the prosecution: strictly to the men who had been taken in the act of exacting money. 4. These men have been in the Force for periods ranging from 3 days to about 15 years, consequently
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1907

dismissed with

be summarily loss of pension, or whether they should not be prosecuted also, and the unanimous opinion of the Council was that they should

be prosecuted first. Major Dempster and Inspector Mathieson, who were examined before the Council, expressed the opinion. that evidence might, if thought désirable, bi elicited at the trial implicating the whole of the Chinese Contingent of the Police. Force, but it was considered

that

that it was not desirable to have to deal with the possible

contingency of dismissing and

at one time the whole

replacing

of

the Chinese portion of the Force, and Major Dempster instructed to confine the

wad

questions at the prosecution: strictly to the men who had been taken in the act of exacting money.

4.

These men

have been

in the Force for periods ranging

from 3 days to about 15

years,

consequently

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