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INTERROGATORY XXVII,
The punishment for gaol offences. If flogging is in use, state the precautions taken to ensure the cat in use being always identical with a model approved by the proper authorities, the number of lashes, and the usual effect on the conduct of the prisoner. By whose authority may it be inflicted, whether the Medical Officer of the prison is present, and what interval elapses between. the offence and the punishment? What records are kept and what reports made? Give also the length, weight, and description in every other particular of the model cat, and state whether it is identical with any cat authorized for use in Her Majesty's Army, or Navy, or in prisons at home.
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for Gool offences ansist of a reduction of food, evearing fetters, and Corporal punishment: with a rattan - The Wisiting Justitees can order 36 strokes, the Superintendent 12 the. stfect of which I have found to be deterring. The Medical all cases examines the offender and
Certificate gives his fitness (or otherwise) to receive the punishment, but is not presents at the time of infliction - Corporal punishment is not inflicted united twelve homs have elapsed after the prisoner received sentence - it is recorded in the misconduct Book and Superintendents Journal, the latter is examined weekly by the Colonial Secretary. C.S. Sina
replying to the foregoing Interrogatory I have received: directions from His Exalteney the Acting Governor that for the future the "Cat" is to be substituted for the hatton preventsly Insed. A patter
Cat has been fuhrished.
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Weight and description of the Regulation" Cat?
Weight of "Cat"
Complete
do handle covered with Cloth
902. 63
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Fails
Number of lood Corn tails
de. Knots in each tail.
Sength of tails Knotted
do handle.
2
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4.
33 inches
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This is I belive identical with the "out" authorized for
use in the Prisons at home.