196
this Colony for life
d
passed
under Sentences.
in the years 1845 and 1846 and
at present confined
in the Jail.
2.
during
their
in the Shikarpoor
As the Conduct of these men
imprisonment which has
extended over
has been
Crimes
upwards of 17 and 18
now
years
uniformly good, and as the for which
they
imprisonment for life
are
undergoing
are such as at
No 2.
the present day would certainly not be
visited with so severe a
penalty, I have
remitted the remainder of their punishment
upon the condition of their not returning
to Hongkong
3
The Attorney General has
advised me that no doubt can exist
that under the Charter
I have
the Charter of the Colony
full power
to exercise the
Prerogative of Mercy in these cases,
but
this is the
first
instance in which
ever
an application of the kind has been made to this Government in
reference
to Convicts transported beyond
the limits of the Colony, I have
thought it right to report the Circumstance
I have the honor to be,
Sir
Your Most Obedient Servant,
William Caine
(replacing "Anneler Ele Mobison" with "William Caine" as it seems to be an incorrect name)
The
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this Colony for life
d
passed
under Sentences.
in the years 1845 and 1846 and
at present confined
in the Jail.
2.
during
their
in the Shikarpoor
As the Conduct of these men
imprisonment which has
extended over
has been
Crimes
upwards of 17 and 18
now
years
uniformly good, and as the for which
they
imprisonment for life
are
undergoing
are such as at
No 2.
the present day would certainly not be
visited with so severe a
penalty, I have
remitted the remainder of their punishment
upon the condition of their not returning
to Hongkong
3
The Attorney General has
advised me that no doubt can exist
that under the Charter
I have
the Charter of the Colony
full power
to exercise the
Prerogative of Mercy in these cases,
but
this is the
first
instance in which
ever
an application of the kind has been made to this Government in
reference
to Convicts transported beyond
the limits of the Colony, I have
thought it right to report the Circumstance
I have the honor to be,
Sir
Your Most Obedient Servant,
William Caine
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