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Sal I K°0 j By whom made. Against whom. Nature of Charge or Complaint. Whether Proved Wholly, Partially, or Disproved. Remarks. CANTERBURY DISTRICT— contim lied. 61 George Spencer Fleming Police Neglecting (about two years previously) to discover people who stole — (a) 2,000 of complainant's sheep at Kaituna; (b) a number of sheep belonging to one Hugh Buchanan of Little River; (c) 300 cattle belonging to one Randall of Akaroa Heads ; (d) 1,000 sheep belonging to — Menzies of Macintosh Bay Not proved. George Spencer Fleming Detective Benjamin No evidence adduced. 62 63 George Spencer Fleming Constable Hill In June, 1897, forcing his way into house of Mrs. Cummings in Tuam Street, Christchurch, while she was ill in bed Insulting one Annie Murdoch, and then arresting her on imaginary charge Forcing his way into house of girl named Smith, breaking a window, and blackening her eye Disproved. 64 George Spencer Fleming Constable Hill Disproved. 65 George Spencer Fleming Constable Ryan Failing to keep promise to attend at Port Levy at complainant's house, to keep order against possible intruders and larrikins at a dance given there by complainant Vexatiously causing complainant to make unnecessary alterations to woolshed Disproved. 66 George Spencer Fleming Constable Ryan Not proved. See order as to the costs re complaints by Mr. George Spencer Fleming. 67 George Spencer Fleming Police Department That Constable Crockett supplied with and compelled to ride a horse unfit for work, and unsafe also That three years previously the Sergeant, then at Lyttelton, refused to investigate case of cruelty to animals at Diamond Harbour Complaining of non-promotion Not heard. Dealt with on Constable Crockett's own complaint Disproved. 68 George Spencer Fleming i Sergeant Rutledge 6<J Constable Stephen Maitland Kelso Police Department This Constable appears by the evidence to have been recommended for promotion by his Inspector upon three separate occasions. We think he must have been inadvertently passed over in the matter of promotion, and we recommend him for favourable consideration. Dealt with in general report. We make no special recommendation. Special finding. 70 Constable J. J. Wethereii T.E. Taylor, M.H.R. .. Constable Mullaney TIMARU Relating to being fined 10s., and asking for promotion That Constable Mullaney frequents licensed houses, and conducts himself in such a manner as to interfere with the efficient discharge of his duties 71 ••