. ▁He ▁util ised ▁the ▁police ▁const ables ▁and ▁Native ▁Police ▁tro op ers ▁under ▁his ▁command ▁to ▁take ▁divers ▁in ▁government ▁and ▁private ▁boats ▁to ▁collect ▁the ▁p ear l ▁shell . ▁It ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁sold ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Sydney ▁for ▁his ▁personal ▁profit . ▁He ▁placed ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁younger ▁brothers , ▁Charles ▁J ard ine , ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁p ear ling ▁lic ence ▁to ▁avoid ▁scr ut iny ▁of ▁his ▁activities . ▁However , ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁press ▁soon ▁revealed ▁these ▁alleg ed ▁cor rupt ▁practices ▁of ▁mis use ▁of ▁his ▁government ▁position ▁for ▁personal ▁gain . ▁The ▁sc andal ▁resulted ▁in ▁Frank ▁J ard ine ' s ▁dismiss al ▁from ▁his ▁police ▁magistr ate ▁position ▁at ▁Som erset ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁Several ▁in qui ries ▁followed ▁but ▁J ard ine ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁face ▁any ▁charges ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁witness es ▁being ▁unw illing ▁to ▁give ▁testim ony ▁and ▁the ▁Premier ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁Arthur ▁Hunter ▁Pal mer , ▁being ▁a ▁personal ▁friend ▁and ▁probable ▁business ▁partner ▁of ▁his . ▁J ard ine , ▁although ▁removed ▁from ▁government ▁employ ment , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁p ear ling ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁and ▁quickly ▁expanded ▁his ▁invest ment ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁by ▁establish ing ▁a ▁large ▁p ear ling ▁station ▁at ▁Nag i ▁Island . ▁One ▁of ▁J ard ine ' s ▁last ▁actions ▁as ▁police ▁magistr ate ▁of ▁Som erset ▁was