CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10] — Page 274

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(D). The difference between the mere occupation of the Latshed by

the family of the officer in charge and the abandonment of the quarters at the station by the officer himself is obvious The only comment which your Committee wishes to make here is that this personal action of the Sergeants was admittedly known to and acquiesced in by the Captain Superintendent though there is nothing to show that such was ever properly

brought to the notice of the Government.

6. With regard to the alleged acquiescence in the arrangements by the

late Governor Sir F. Lugard.

6.

(A). There is no doubt that Sir F. Lugard visited the island and

according to Inspector Cordon he showed Sir F. Lugard over

the place and told him where he and his family and the Constables lived.

We see no reason to doubt this account nor that Sir F. Lugard made no comment deprecatory of the arrangements. (B). Your Committee has, however, already expressed its view on this aspect of the question in parqraph llo. 11 of its previous report.

The only other point of any importance which transpired at this further enquiry was that it would appear that up to 1904 three Indian (unmarried) con tables lived in the Station and the Indian Sergeant (married) in a house next door; that it is impossible, for social reasons of boslem feminine propriety, for married Indiar women to live together with their husbands in these confined quarters; that in 1905 all four Indian Police (all married) lived outside; that they gradually drifted into living further and further away from the station; that the Chinese detective, at the time of the raid, also lived out.

Your Committee has come to the following conclusions:-

(a). That, whilst it is quite ready to accept the evidenc e of Sergeant Angus and Inspector Cordon on the subject of this written permit, the account given does not in

any way show the acquiescence by Government in the

occupation