Mr. C. V. Brayne to be, in addition to his own duties, Addi- 

 tional Police Magistrate,, Avissawella, with effect from June ist, 



Mr. T. G. Willett and H. M. M. Moore to be, in addition to 

 their own duties, Additional Police Magistrates, Avissawella, with 

 effect from June ist, 1915. 



Mr. R. G. Coombe, to be a Justice of the Peace for the Dis- 

 trict of Badulla, and an Unofficial Police Magistrate for the Judicial 

 District of Badulla, with effect from June ist, 1915. 



His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the 

 following appointments, with effect from June 2 ist, 1915 : 



Mr. T. W. Roberts to be, in addition to his own duties, Addi- 

 tional Municipal Magistrate, Colombo. 



Mr. W. L. Murphy to be, in addition to his own duties, Addi- 

 tional District Judge for the Judicial Districts of Colombo and 

 Kalutara, and Additional Police Magistrate, Kalutara and Pana- 

 dure. 



" Government Gazette," June 25th. 



40. Following on the announcement, many Headmen and 

 leading- people were, and according to my instructions are being, 

 produced before Field Courts-Martial, summarily tried, con- 

 victed of charges of treason and riotously demolishing buildings, 

 and sentenced to be executed. Several of them have been shot 

 and hanged early in July. The charges of treason have not, in 

 any of these cases, so far as I know and have been instructed, 

 been supported by evidence proving sedition or hostility of any 

 kind to the Crown or the Government, but the convictions on 

 these charges were based on facts proved in connection with the 

 occurrences in the riots. Mr. M. T. Akbar, a Malay by race and 

 a Muhammadan by religion, who is one of many Crown counsel 

 in the Island, and acting office assistant to the Attorney-General, 

 prosecuted on behalf of. the Crown. 



Extract from 



" The- Ceylon Morning Leader ," June 2istj 1915. 

 A Court Martial Trial. 



As is well-known, Court Martial trials in connection with the 

 recent riots in Colombo, have already commenced. On Thursday 

 Lieut. -Col. Muspratt Williams and two other officers presided at 

 Wekke in Veyangoda district, the prisoners being the Vidane 

 Aratchi and fifteen others. Mr. M. T. Akbar, Crown Counsel, pro- 

 secuted, and Messrs. R. H. Morgan, A. St. V. Jayewardede and B. 

 F. de Silva from the Colombo Bar appeared for the defence. 



41. These Courts-Martial are presided over by military 

 officers unacquainted with law, of the language, habits, and 

 customs of the Sinhalese ; hence the safeguards for the due 

 administration of justice are not present. Three officers hold 



