with by the imposition of a fine equivalent in each case to one-sixth of the officers'
The salaries for one year. Reference by the Attorney-General in his minute of 11th instant to the relation under the Magistrates Ordinance of amounts of fines to terms of imprisonment did not appear to me to have much bearing on the matter in hand, as carried out to its logical conclusion it would practically preclude the dismissal of an officer drawing a considerable salary for any offence whatever. Nor could I admit the sufficiency of the plea that was advanced on behalf of Messrs. Rahman and Sale that officers of their class in Hongkong have a very low standard of morality. The charges which had been established against them appeared to me to be both of a very grave nature to demand a serious punishment,
with by the imposition of a fine equivalent in each case to one-sixth of the officers'
The salaries for one year. -reference by the Attorney-~ General in his minute of
11th instant to the relation_ under the Magistrates Ordinance of amounts of fines to termo of imprisonment did not ~ 1 appear to me to have much.
bearing
hand,
on the matter in
as carried out to its logical conclusion it would
practically
281
15
practically preclude the dismissal of an officer drawing a considerable salary for any offence whatever. Nor could I admit the sufficiency
on
of the plea that was advanced behalf of Messr: Rahman and sales that officers of a
their class in
a
Hongkong have
low standard of
very morality.
The charges which
had been established against
them appeared to me to be
and of
both
very grave
nature to demand a serious
punishment,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.