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Communications on

this subject should be addressed to-

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

COLONIAL OFFICE,

LONDON, S.W.,

Number quoted. 7638/99.

Sir,

Downing Street,

20 April, 1899.

247

i Gov.25.9. 9.97 orig.to be returned

I am directed by Mr Secretary Chamberlain to inform you that he has received several petitions for the reconsideration of his case from Utter Singh, late Sergeant-Major in the Hong Kong Police Force, who was dismissed by you while you held the office of Governor of Hong Kong for being engaged in money-lending transactions contrary to the Police regulations in force in the Colony.

2. Although Mr Chamberlain originally refused to interfere in regard to Utter Singh's dismissal, he is on further consideration disposed to consider that the punishment of dismissal was too severe a penalty for the one money-lending transaction in which Utter Singh appears to have been engaged, and he is of opinion that this man's alleged complicity in the recent gambling scandals cannot be taken into consideration in this connexion, as it was not the cause of his punishment, and was not brought forward until eleven months after he had been summarily discharged.

3. Before finally deciding the matter he would ask you to be good enough to state with reference to the last paragraph of the enclosed Despatch relative to

SIR W. ROBINSON, G.C.M.G.,

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Communications on this subject should be addressed to- THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, COLONIAL OFFICE, LONDON, S.W., Number quoted. 7638/99. Sir, Downing Street, 20 April, 1899. 247 i Gov.25.9. 9.97 orig.to be returned I am directed by Mr Secretary Chamberlain to inform you that he has received several petitions for the reconsideration of his case from Utter Singh, late Sergeant-Major in the Hong Kong Police Force, who was dismissed by you while you held the office of Governor of Hong Kong for being engaged in money-lending transactions contrary to the Police regulations in force in the Colony. 2. Although Mr Chamberlain originally refused to interfere in regard to Utter Singh's dismissal, he is on further consideration disposed to consider that the punishment of dismissal was too severe a penalty for the one money-lending transaction in which Utter Singh appears to have been engaged, and he is of opinion that this man's alleged complicity in the recent gambling scandals cannot be taken into consideration in this connexion, as it was not the cause of his punishment, and was not brought forward until eleven months after he had been summarily discharged. 3. Before finally deciding the matter he would ask you to be good enough to state with reference to the last paragraph of the enclosed Despatch relative to SIR W. ROBINSON, G.C.M.G.,
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Communications on should be addressed to- this subject THE UNDER SHOBETARY OF STATE, COLONIAL OFFICE, and the following LONDON, S.W., Number quoted. 7638/99. Sir, Downing Street, 20 April, 1899. 247 i Gov.25.9. 9.97 orig.to be returned I am directed by Mr Secretary Chamberlain to inform you that he has received several petitions for the reconsideration of his case from Utter Singh, late Sergeant-Major in the Hong Kong Police Force, who was dismissed by you while you held the office of Governor of Hong Kong for being engaged in money-lending tran- sactions contrary to the Police regulations in force in the Colony. 2. Although Mr Chamberlain originally refused to interfere in regard to Utter Singh's dismissal, he is on further consideration disposed to consider that the punishment of dismissal was too severe a penalty for the one money-lending transaction in which Utter Singh appears to have been engaged, and he is of opinion that this man's alleged complicity in the recent gambling scandals cannot be taken into consid- eration in this connexion, as it was not the cause of his punishment, and was not brought forward until eleven months after he had been summarily discharged. 3. Before finally deciding the matter he would ask you to be good enough to state with reference to the last paragraph of the enclosed Despatch relative to SIR W.ROBINSON,G.C.M.G.,
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Communications on

should be addressed to-

this subject

THE UNDER SHOBETARY OF STATE,

COLONIAL OFFICE,

and the following

LONDON, S.W.,

Number quoted. 7638/99.

Sir,

Downing Street,

20

April, 1899.

247

i

Gov.25.9.

9.97 orig.to be returned

I am directed by Mr Secretary Chamberlain to

inform you that he has received several petitions for

the reconsideration of his case from Utter Singh, late

Sergeant-Major in the Hong Kong Police Force, who was

dismissed by you while you held the office of Governor

of Hong Kong for being engaged in money-lending tran-

sactions contrary to the Police regulations in force

in the Colony.

2. Although Mr Chamberlain originally refused

to interfere in regard to Utter Singh's dismissal, he

is on further consideration disposed to consider that

the punishment of dismissal was too severe a penalty

for the one money-lending transaction in which Utter

Singh appears to have been engaged, and he is of

opinion that this man's alleged complicity in the

recent gambling scandals cannot be taken into consid-

eration in this connexion, as it was not the cause of

his punishment, and was not brought forward until

eleven months after he had been summarily discharged.

3. Before finally deciding the matter he would

ask you to be good enough to state with reference to

the last paragraph of the enclosed Despatch relative

to

SIR W.ROBINSON,G.C.M.G.,

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