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En closure 1.
97
C. O.
an of_
means of convicting ficial who abuses his
sition by squeering
po-
the
divellers in his district.
I have the honour to be,
Sir, Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
WBlack Major General, Administerg the Government:
RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR,
16339
2. HIGH STREET,
HONGKONG, 8th July, 1898.
16 AUC 0
Your humble petitioner DANIEL MCALLISTER respectfully begs that Your Honour will read my humble petition. I have been an Inspector of Nuisances in Hongkong for nearly 4 years, on the 17th of June, I was arrested on the charge of having received a bribe of $20 and was detained in prison for 8 days without my case having been heard before a Magistrate, on the 21st of June a paper was brought into prison for me to sign,I did not read it as my spectacles was taking from me on being charged.I applied to the Honourable Superinten- dent of Police for my spectacles on the morning of the 18th, but my request was not granted until after I had signed the mentioned paper and I now find that I have signed away all my liberties which I may have had in regards to take action against the Honourable Captain Superintendent of Police and others who were my accusers, of returning to my duty as an Inspector of Nuisances, or for making any other claim I may have bad as a Government Servant, I was released from gaol on the 24th June and no further action has since been taken
in the matter.
I humbly beg Your Honour would apply to Dr. F. W. CLARK, Medical Officer of Health, for a full report of my case as he only knows what troubles I had to bear at the time I signed the above mentioned paper, and I firmly believe after Your Honour has had such report laid before you that some action would be taking in my case, as the general opinion of the public, is that I have not had justice done to me in this case.
I humbly beg Your Honour to excuse me in my ignorance, as I am a married man and too poor to pay for a legal gentleman to represent my case in its true light to Your Honour.
I have the honour to be.
Your Honour,
Most obedient and humble Servant,
Don Allister
To the Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLIN,
Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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