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The Royal Commission Second Report -Recommendations

11. That the entries made by Superintendent Sadleir in the record sheets of Senior-Constables Kelly and Johnson be cancelled, and the Commission recommend these members of the force to the favorable consideration of the Government for promotion.

12. That the Commission approve of the action taken by Constable Bracken when imprisoned by the Kelly gang in Mrs Jones's hotel, at Glenrowan, and recommend him for promotion in the service.

13. That in consequence of the reprehensible conduct of Mr. James Wallace, the State school teacher of Hurdle Creek, during the Kelly pursuit, and his alleged sympathy with the outlaws, together with the unsatisfactory character of his evidence before the Commission, your Commissioners think it very undesirable that Mr. Wallace should be retained in any department of the public service. We therefore recommend his immediate dismissal from the Education Department.

14. That the conduct of Mr. Thos. Curnow, State School teacher, in warning the special train from Benalla to Beechworth on the morning of the 28th of June 1880, whereby a terrible disaster, involving the probable loss of many lives, was averted, deserves the highest praise, and the Commission strongly recommends that his services receive special recognition on the part of the Government.

15. The Commission desire to record their approval of the conduct of Mr. C. H. Rawlings during the attack upon the outlaws, and consider that his services deserve some consideration at the hands of the Government.

16. The Commission desire also to express their approval of the assistance rendered to the police at Glenrowan by the members of the press present.

17. That your Commissioners desire to record their marked appreciation of the courtesy and promptitude displayed by Queensland Government in forwarding a contingent of native trackers to Victoria to aid in the pursuit of the outlaws. We take this opportunity of expressing our approval of the services of the black trackers as a body, and deeply regret that any misunderstanding amongst the officers in command of operations in the North-Eastern district should have led to unpleasant complications. The Queensland contingent did good service, and your Commissioners trust that the Victorian Government will not fail to accord them proper recognition.

FRANCIS LONGMORE, Chairman;

WILLIAM ANDERSON,

JAS. GIBB, subject to Protest B,

GEORGE WILSON HALL,

GEORGE RANDALL FINCHAM,

EDWARD JOHN DIXON, subject to Protest A,

GEORGE COLLINS LEVEY, subject to Protest B.

JAMES WILLIAMS,

Secretary.

Your Commissioners, in lieu of the usual resume of the evidence, have the honor to submit to Your Excellency the following sketch of the antecedents, pursuit, and destruction of the Kelly gang of outlaws:- ....

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