62.
desired by you
without making
an
ficial remmstrance on the subject.
Official
But be this as it
may,
-
the matter-
never having been reported by you at the time to the Government, this Ernettoney
thinks it comes have been better to have
omille & it in
officialising
you
annual Report.
It is requested that the enclosure may
be returned.
I have ver
(signed) W. H. Alexander,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Copy)
Report .
Remarks by Mr Mean.
7th February, 1882
119
Extract from the Colonial Surgeon's Report for 1861.
The Severity with which
• No communication has the floggings ordered by the
at any
time, directly
好
Magistrates
were
inflicted by
indirectly, been made to the Police became so grievous
Ime
by, or from, the Colonial that I had to take steps to bring
Surgeon flogging.
on
the subject of it
Flogging
as a rule is
only inflicted for a class of
before
the notice of
the
proper Anthorities - since which
An Amelioration has taken
place _ but the sentence is often
offer:een evidencing that the much beyond what the culprits
offenders
are
systematic
can bear without injury to their
plunderers, viz : Streck tobberies health.
from the person, especially
(Irive Extinch)
(signed) W. H. Alexander,
Acting Colonial Secretary.