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livelve months imprisonment during the year 1863 will be not less then
the your
two hundred, the total umber of
so sentenced during the 1862 being 153.
· prisoners
teent
It is proper to note however
we
ave
of opinion that the total
mumber of prisoners of the cusses for
Victoria Dail would not un
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materially No.
increase
during
the
year.
The preceding detail of strength of Jail Staff and Police Guard for the
Convict Establishment at Stomenttes' Icland is considered to be sufficient
:thout Military aid; mind by
a.
as ove
had in
simple arrangement
of signals (by night or day) Military ___ - assistance could be promptly obtained es from the Force at Kowloong. Should it
however be considered advisable to inve
would recommend.
a
Military Guard,
we
that the duties of such Guard be distinst
from the direct care
a
of the Convicts, that
fact the Military Guard should be
reserve
e force for congurvcies, and to be
barracked
feed
arr
the Island
We however considered it to be
indispensable that
owe
of H. Mr Stripes
of
should be anchored within hail of the
convict hulls, and
bull, and further,
further, that the
fronting Police Station off Kowloong shoute
be placed
tvcar
the bulk, and an
addition to the Water Police made so