that he can
only pass the sentence of the Law, as prescribed in the statute
book, leaving it to me to execute Your Lordship's instructions, by commuting other punishment,
the
same
to some other,
until an answer shall have been
received from Your Lordship=
The labour of Convict working in chains will I fear prove a very inadequate return for the expense of Confining, guarding and maintaining them. Our prison accommodation must be increased to contain those who would otherwise have been transported, and additional Expense thereby be incurred. I am therefore anxious that the Straits Settlements should be sanctioned as a
place of transportation. Without some such resource, I cannot help anticipating the Evils above Enumerated, that is, the
increased
number of capital punishments, the disproportioned allotment (in many cases) of punishment to crime, and a considerable increase of Expense.
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I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Humble Servant.
danis