CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12] — Page 376

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he does not speak or understand chinese he can exercise no real effective control over subordinates.

or his

Under these circumstances I would submit to Your Excellency that Captain Rumsey be informed that at one of the meetings of a committee appointed last year to enquire into the working of the Emigration Laws sur. Thomson who was a member of the Committee have said that it was currently reported that there were grave abuses connected with the passing of Emigrants at the Harbour Master's office. That if such reports existed it was Mr. Thomson's duty to inform the members of the Committee. That the occasion on which these words were used was at the time privileged confidential and that when Mr. Ackroyd used them he also believed the proceedings were not to be published.

That these words cannot be any reflection on Captain Rumsey personally because his own evidence shows that he does not take any effective part in the examination as he attends only for a short time.

And that under all the circumstances of the case His Excellency does not see any use there can be in further investigating the matter.

I think something to this effect ought to satisfy Captain Rumsey.

I fully maintain that Mr. Thomson used words to the effect mentioned by me: what he said was confirmed by D. Hohr

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he does not speak or understand chinese he can exercise no real effective control over subordinates.or hisUnder these circumstances I would submit to Your Excellency that Captain Rumsey be informed that at one of the meetings of a committee appointed last year to enquire into the working of the Emigration Laws sur. Thomson who was a member of the Committee have said that it was currently reported that there were grave abuses connected with the passing of Emigrants at the Harbour Master's office. That if such reports existed it was Mr. Thomson's duty to inform the members of the Committee. That the occasion on which these words were used was at the time privileged confidential and that when Mr. Ackroyd used them he also believed the proceedings were not to be published.That these words cannot be any reflection on Captain Rumsey personally because his own evidence shows that he does not take any effective part in the examination as he attends only for a short time.And that under all the circumstances of the case His Excellency does not see any use there can be in further investigating the matter.I think something to this effect ought to satisfy Captain Rumsey.I fully maintain that Mr. Thomson used words to the effect mentioned by me: what he said was confirmed by D. HohrPage 371
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he does not speak or understand chinese he can exercise no real effective control over subordinates.or hisUnder these circumstances I would submit to Your Exed- lency that Captain Rumsey be informed that at one of the meetings of a committee ap- pointed last year to enquire into the working of the Emigration Laws sur. Thomson who was a member of the Committee have said that it was current- by reported that there were~ grave abuses connected with the passing of Emigrants at the Harbour Master's office. That if such reports.astalAmat existed it was Mr. Thomson's duty so inform the membersto of the Committee. That the oc casion on which these words were usedBeEndused was at the time371 privileged confidential and that when Mr. Ackroyd used them he also believed the proceedings- were not to be published.beThat these words cannot any reflection on Captain Rumsey personally because his own evidence shows that he does not take any effective part in the examination as he attends only for a short time.And that under all the circum_ stances of of the case His Excellency does not see any use there can be in further investigating- the matter.I think something to this effect ought to satisfy Captain Rumsey.I fully maintain that Mr. Thomson used words to the effect mentioned by me: what he said was confirmed by D. Hohr
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he does not speak or understand chinese he can exercise no real

effective control over subordinates.

or

his

Under these circumstances I would submit to Your Exed- lency that Captain Rumsey be informed that at one of the meetings of a committee ap- pointed last year to enquire into the working of the Emigration Laws sur. Thomson who was a

member of the Committee have said that it was current- by reported that there were~ grave abuses connected with the passing of Emigrants at the Harbour Master's office. That if such reports.

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privileged confidential and that when Mr. Ackroyd used them he also believed the proceedings- were not to be published.

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That these words cannot

any reflection on Captain Rumsey personally because

his own evidence shows that he does not take

any effective part in the examination as he attends only for a short time.

And that under all the circum_ stances of

of the case His Excellency

does not see any

use there can

be in further investigating-

the matter.

I think something to this effect ought to satisfy Captain Rumsey.

I fully maintain that

Mr. Thomson used words to the

effect mentioned by me: what

he said was

confirmed by D.

Hohr

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