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enclosing from the Commander of the Russian man-of-war Madimir "Monomach complaining of the treatment accorded to his

a communication

while in the custody

officers while in

of the Police.

2.

On receipt of the Consul's

re

letter I at once called for ports on this matter from the Acting Captain Superin- tendent of Police, and Acting Police Magistrate, and also re- serred the correspondence to the

Fevry, 1876.

& Febry 1876.

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the Acting Attorney-General for

An

expression of his opinion.

... I enclose copies of those reports

"and of the Attorney-General's

Biol. 4

Grobry 1876.

opinion.

After a careful

5

3.

sideration

of all the

con-

the circum-

stances of the case I am

of

opinion that the action taken by the Captain Superintendent A Police was that, the 3 officers

of

justifiable and

were not

unnecessary

treated with unneces

hardohip.

4.

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