Police Commission : Minutes of evidence taken before Royal Commission on the Police Force of Victoria, together with appendices

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Victoria. Royal Commission on the Police Force of Victoria
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POLICE COMMISSION. 1
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE POLICE FORCE OF VICTORIA. WEDNESDAY, 23RD MARCH 1881. 3
THURSDAY, 24TH MARCH 1881. 16
FRIDAY, 25TH MARCH 1881. 30
TUESDAY, 29TH MARCH 1881. 43
WEDNESDAY, 30TH MARCH 1881. 53
THURSDAY, 31ST MARCH 1881. 63
FRIDAY, 1ST APRIL 1881. 75
TUESDAY, 5TH APRIL 1881. 82
WEDNESDAY, 6TH APRIL 1881. 96
THURSDAY, 7TH APRIL 1881. 106
TUESDAY, 12TH APRIL 1881. 118
WEDNESDAY, 13TH APRIL 1881. 132
THURSDAY, 14TH APRIL 1881. 148
TUESDAY, 3RD MAY 1881. 161
WEDNESDAY, 4TH MAY 1881. 177
THURSDAY, 5TH MAY 1881. 194
TUESDAY, 10TH MAY 1881. 205
WEDNESDAY, 11TH MAY 1881. 221
(Taken at Benalla.) FRIDAY, 13TH MAY 1881. 237
(Taken at Glenrowan.) SATURDAY, 14TH MAY 1881. 273
TUESDAY, 17TH MAY 1881. 283
WEDNESDAY, 18TH MAY 1881. 300
TUESDAY, 31ST MAY 1881. 320
WEDNESDAY, 1ST JUNE 1881. 334
THURSDAY, 2ND JUNE 1881. 348
TUESDAY, 7TH JUNE 1881. 363
WEDNESDAY, 8TH JUNE 1881. 380
THURSDAY, 9TH JUNE 1881. 394
TUESDAY, 14TH JUNE 1881. 407
WEDNESDAY, 15TH JUNE 1881. 412
THURSDAY, 16TH JUNE 1881. 423
TUESDAY, 21ST JUNE 1881. 432
TUESDAY, 28TH JUNE 1881. 442
WEDNESDAY, 29TH JUNE 1881. 452
TUESDAY, 5TH JULY 1881. 460
WEDNESDAY, 6TH JULY 1881. 462
(Taken at Beechworth.) WEDNESDAY, 20TH JULY 1881. 471
(Taken at Beechworth.) THURSDAY, 21ST JULY 1881. 499
(Taken at Wangaratta.) FRIDAY, 22ND JULY 1881. 510
THURSDAY, 28th JULY 1881. 516
TUESDAY, 2ND AUGUST 1881. 519
WEDNESDAY, 3RD AUGUST 1881. 530
THURSDAY, 4TH AUGUST 1881. 546
TUESDAY, 9TH AUGUST 1881. 553
WEDNESDAY, 10TH AUGUST 1881. 556
TUESDAY, 30TH AUGUST 1881. 575
WEDNESDAY, 31ST AUGUST 1881. 582
THURSDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER 1881. 596
TUESDAY, 6TH SEPTEMBER 1881. 611
WEDNESDAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER 1881. 625
THURSDAY, 8TH SEPTEMBER 1881. 646
FRIDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER 1881. 660
TUESDAY, 20TH SEPTEMBER 1881. 665
APPENDICES. 679
APPENDIX 2. 684
APPENDIX 3. SUPERINTENDENT HARE’S REPORT. (Published in Argus of 20th July 1880.) 687
APPENDIX 4. REPORT OF ACTING C. C. POLICE ON THE NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT. 691
APPENDIX 5. REPORTED APPEARANCES OF THE KELLY OUTLAWS. 692
APPENDIX 6. 698
APPENDIX 7. 699
APPENDIX 8. STATEMENT OF APPROXIMATE EXPENDITURE FROM POLICE CONTINGENT VOTES, JULY 1878 TO JUNE 1881. 700
APPENDIX 9. CONSTABLE ROBERT McHUGH’S AFFIDAVIT. 700
APPENDIX 10. ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS OF THE QUINNS, KELLYS, AND LLOYDS. 701
APPENDIX 11. 702
APPENDIX 12. 702
APPENDIX 13. 703
APPENDIX 14. 705
APPENDIX 15. 705
APPENDIX 16. 706
APPENDIX 17. 706
APPENDIX 18. LIST OF WITNESSES EXAMINED. 707
APPENDIX 19. ATTENDANCE OF COMMISSIONERS. 708
APPENDIX 20. MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS HELD BY THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON POLICE. 709

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1881.  

VICTORIA.  

POLICE COMMISSION.  

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE  

TAKEN BEFORE  

ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE POLICE FORCE OF VICTORIA,  

TOGETHER WITH  

APPENDICES.  

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND.  

By Authority:  

JOHN FERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE.  

No.31.  

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