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subsequently appearing to substantiate their charges. 

 Since the comparatively short time I have held office 

 in this colony, I do not say that scores, but I say de- 

 liberately that hundreds of criminals have thus been 

 enabled to set the law at defiance. 



In conclusion, I bid you remember this to your 

 comfort — that every official from a Prime Minister 

 downwards must expect censure. It is a weapon as 

 readily wielded by a fool as by a wise man, and is 

 generally to be found in the hands of the former. But 

 there is a way by which you may render censure, by 

 whomsoever aimed, pointless. Be sober, faithful 

 and diligent, do your duty honestly according to the 

 light that is in you, and fear God. He who acts thus 

 need fear no man. 



I bid you heartily farewell, 



C. W. LOVESY. 



There are two parts of this letter which I will ask 

 permission to re-quote as being equally applicable to 

 the present day, the first is : — 



" I incline to the opinion that this ugly fact is 

 due rather to the shortcomings of Trinidad Jury- 

 men than of Trinidad Policemen." In this respect 

 I also assert Trinidad has not improved. It must be 

 remembered that this strong observation was made 

 by a man of ability and strong sound judgment. 

 There are no men who have better means of knowing 

 the merits of cases which they have taken the trou- 

 ble from day to day to thoroughly sift and 

 separate the chaff from the wheat than the Sti- 



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