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you
will henceforms Lend Military Convicts
to England to be death
with according to
law in terms
of the
directions contained
in a
Circular instruction 6 Now/374
which is sent you
by the present
pportimit.
Circular.
Sir,
Downing Street,
6th November, 1854.
On reference to Sec. 24 of the Mutiny Act of this will observe that it is provided that the Chief Justice (or some other Judge, as the case may be) in every Colony, receipt of
year, you
[
on
notification that an Offender has been sentenced by Court. Martial
to penal servitude or hansportation, is to make order for the infliction of such punishment : and that on due notification of such order, the
· Governor is to remove such offender
offender to some Colony or place, in obedience to directions from the Secretary of State.
"
I enclose a form of order by the Chief Justice or other Fudge," for the penal servitude, transportation, or intermediate custody, of Military offenders, which has been approved by the Law advisers in this country
Whenever as suited to the provisions of the Act. such an order is made, it should be duly «notified" to and
You:
if the order is for penal servitude or transportation of European
an
Military offender, you will cause such offender to be removed to England to be dealt with according to Law.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant,