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evidence in English.
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Shorthand notes of the evidence were taken by the
Attorney General's clerk to whom Your Petitioner handed a
copy of his statement made to the committee, which has not
since been returned to him, in spite of repeated applications.
The evidence against Your Petitioner consisted of the
evidence of Mrs. Xavier, her husband and her brother. There
was also called a Chinese amah or famal servant who failed
to identify Your Petitioner, and Mr. D. W. Tratman, Head of
Your Petitioner's Department, who spoke as to the laying of
the first complaint and generally as to the inspector's
duties and character.
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Your Petitioner has compiled to the best of his
recollection, a resume of the evidence given against him, and
of such cross-exanination as he was able to make himself, and
of the general conduct of the inquiry.
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A copy of these, together with Your Petitioner's state- ment as nearly as he can recollect it, are annexed hereto and marked "A" and Your Petitioner humbly craves that you may be good enough to peruse the same and note certain points in the: evidence and the conduct of the trial which he submits are in
his favour.
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The following are the points :
(a).
That Your Petitioner was not permitted to be represen- ted by Counsel so as to enable him to properly cross-
examine the witnesses,
(b).
(c).
It was perfectly clear upon the evidence of Mr.Tratman that Your Petitioner was perfectly within his rights in visiting the premises in question on both occasions. That Mrs. Xavier gave evidence through an interpreter denying that she spoke English, although as will be seẹn from & supplementary statement made by Your
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