CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10] — Page 271

Enclosure 1.

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Report (Supplementary) of the Committee of the Executive Council

appointed by His Excellency the Covernor under the provisions of Regulation llo. 56 of the Regulations for His Majesty's

Colonial Service to enquire as to the conduct of Mar. F. J. Budeley, Captain Superintendent of Policer

To His Excellency the Governor.

1.

2.

C.Q.

35551

RECR REG 9 NOV 12

Acting upon Your Excellency's instructions dated the 30th. September, 1912, your Committee re-opened its enquiry for the purpose of investigating certain points brought forward by the Captain Superintendent of Police, as further grounds for his exculpation, since your Committee's earlier enquiry.

The points referred to are:-

A.

B.

That the Covernment had in fact given permission for the occupation of the matsned on the Island utilized by the suropean Sergeant.

That the late Covernor Sir F. Lugard visited the station in June, 1911, was specifically show tue nousing

arrangements of the local rolice and appeared quite

Batisfied with them.

3. Your Committee sat on Saturday the bth. instant.

All the Members of your Committee were present. The Captain Superintendent of Police was also present.

Your Committee hoard evidence from:-

4.

(a). Sergeant Peter ingus of the hongkong rolice.

(b). Inspector Alexander Gordon of the Hongkonų tolice.

(c). kr. a. C. m. Fletcher, Deputy Official Receiver.

(d). Mr. A. F. Churchill, Asuistant Director of Public Works.

A copy of tue notes of the evidence of unsse witnesses is at-

-tached to this Report (marked 'A').

With regard to the question of the Governmont having given per-

-mission for the occupation of the matshed utilized by the

Huropean Sergeant.