CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12] — Page 426

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Above a Court of Law, and if evidence had been admitted, which was not strictly admissible, the Petitioner and his Counsel would have complained that the rules of evidence, even after a distinct pronouncement by the highest legal authority in the Colony, had not been observed to the prejudice of the Petitioner.

With regard to (d) it should be mentioned that the Petitioner did not ask for permission to sit down or take notes. Inspector Quincey, upon a similar enquiry into his conduct, was asked to be allowed to take notes and his request was granted.

With regard to (e) I have to remark that there is no precedent for granting a Police Officer a copy of the notes of evidence taken in an enquiry by the Captain Superintendent into his conduct. The Petitioner had been dismissed and if it was not intended to re-open his case, there were obvious reasons for refusing to make public the evidence seeing that there were numerous similar cases still to be enquired into.

With regard to the meaning of the expression "Tai Tau" referred to in para. 13 of the petition, it means, as you know, "a person in authority", "a head of a party", and is not infrequently applied by Chinese to Inspectors and Sergeants of Police. I have never heard the expression "Tai Tat" applied...

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Paragraphs appear to be mixed due to OCR errors. Reorganizing... Above a Court of Law, and if evidence had been admitted, which was not strictly admissible, the Petitioner and his Counsel would have complained that the rules of evidence, even after a distinct pronouncement by the highest legal authority in the Colony, had not been observed to the prejudice of the Petitioner. With regard to (d) it should be mentioned that the Petitioner did not ask for permission to sit down or take notes. Inspector Quincey, upon a similar enquiry into his conduct, was asked to be allowed to take notes and his request was granted. With regard to (e) I have to remark that there is no precedent for granting a Police Officer a copy of the notes of evidence taken in an enquiry by the Captain Superintendent into his conduct. The Petitioner had been dismissed and if it was not intended to re-open his case, there were obvious reasons for refusing to make public the evidence seeing that there were numerous similar cases still to be enquired into. With regard to the meaning of the expression "Tai Tau" referred to in para. 13 of the petition, it means, as you know, "a person in authority", "a head of a party", and is not infrequently applied by Chinese to Inspectors and Sergeants of Police. I have never heard the expression "Tai Tat" applied... Page 422
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i

ار به ملا تو ملندية سمجھ ميه

ه ام

422

09-1

bove)

bur-

a Court of Law, and if evidence had been

admitted, which was

not strictly admissible, the Petitioner and his Counsel

would have complained that the rules of evidence, even after

a aistinct pronouncement by the highest legal authority in

the Colony, has not been observed to the prejudice of the

Petitioner.

With regard to (d) it should be mentioned

that the Petitioner did not ask for permission to sit down

or take notes.

Inspector Quincey upon a similar enquiry

into his conduct aia ask to be allowed to take notes and

his request was granted.

With regard to (e) I have to remark that

there is no precedent for granting a Police Officer a copy

of the notes of evidence taken in an enquiry by the Captain

Superintendent into his conduct.

The Petitioner had been dismissed and if it

was not intended to re-open his case, there were obvious rea-

sons for refusing to make public the evidence seeing that

there were numerous similar cases still to be enquired into,

With regard to the meaning of the expression

Tai Tau referred to in para. 13 of the petition it means as

*

4

you know a person in authority" a head of a party", and is

not infrequently applied by Chinese to Inspectors and Ser-

geants of Police.

I have never heard the expression Tai Tat

applied

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