CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 558

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Registres General's Office.

He was a widower with 10 children.

The charges against him were:

(a) Receiving bribes amounting to $100 or thereabouts paid on two or three occasions by Chinese for their friends to whom he granted Certificates. He alleged, however, that such payments were presents from friends, not bribes beyond the proper fees.

(b) Receiving money to which he was not entitled, specifically with regard to Certificates granted to Chinese enabling them to land at St. Francis.

(c) Offering Ip Ian Than (a Chinese Writer in Osmund's office and a witness who alleged he paid bribes to Osmund) $50 and advising him to bolt.

By Osmund's admission when questioned, he acknowledged the offer of $50 to enable Ip Ian Than to bolt.

The Council was satisfied with Ip Jak Shan's statement regarding the offer. There seemed some divergence of opinion as to whether Ip Jak Shan's evidence regarding the gaming house bribes could be accepted in the face of Osmund's denial.

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Registres General's Office. He was a widower with 10 children. The charges against him were: (a) Receiving bribes amounting to $100 or thereabouts paid on two or three occasions by Chinese for their friends to whom he granted Certificates. He alleged, however, that such payments were presents from friends, not bribes beyond the proper fees. (b) Receiving money to which he was not entitled, specifically with regard to Certificates granted to Chinese enabling them to land at St. Francis. (c) Offering Ip Ian Than (a Chinese Writer in Osmund's office and a witness who alleged he paid bribes to Osmund) $50 and advising him to bolt. By Osmund's admission when questioned, he acknowledged the offer of $50 to enable Ip Ian Than to bolt. The Council was satisfied with Ip Jak Shan's statement regarding the offer. There seemed some divergence of opinion as to whether Ip Jak Shan's evidence regarding the gaming house bribes could be accepted in the face of Osmund's denial.
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Registres General's Office.

Hee was

a

10 children.

min

widower with

The charges against

3-

(a) Receiving beines

557

he

admitted having received

money.

which might altogether

have

amounted to $100-

or

thereabouts paid

سي

two or three

occasions by Chinese for their

frends I to whom

granted.

Certificates Teen

she alleged, however, such

sus (beyond the proper fees).

him as

presents

from gaming houses

(س)

counting li x 412.60. Receiving money.

6

which he was not entitled,

Zyer

given

only.

with regard to Certificates

granted

to Chinese enabling

them to land at St. Francises

(c) offering Ip Ian Than

(who

the witness who

سند

alleged he paid Osiand the bribes, and was a

Chince Writer in Osmund's office) $50. and advising him

to bolt.

By Osmund's admission when questioned,

Le

The Cuncil also,

satisfied with the

of

Ip Jak shar's statement,

to

the offer of $59 to enable him to bolt.

There seemed some divergener

of opinion

to whether Ip

Jak shan's evidena

t

the gaming house bribes

cared be

accepted

مت

Comme

Olemmends

clusive in face of Own

denial and

eventerally taking

it

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