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Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PIfiRTH, February 11. - (Received Feb. 11, at 10.30 a.m.) Giving evidence before Dr Roth, the Commissioner appointed to inquire into the treatment of aborigines, the manager of the local steamship company said that he was satisfied that the natives never received a fait trial. In many cases they were undefended, even when a capital charge was preferred. Patterson, the gaoler at Broome, stated tliab he had 1 received instructions from the Controller of Prisons to place all native prisoners in chains. Dr Roth has been called on by the Colonial Secretary to explain his breach of the Public Service Act m handing statements to the press.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13206, 13 February 1905, Page 5
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