back.

hardons & bringing them barth -

but it was

summary

mode

of herrading & it does not appear whether any steps were taken to ascertain better by wood conduit-

presented

4 the Regulations of 1865 - they

were entitled to

any

remission

Allusion is made in this despatch.

a scale of remission of sentence afforded by Mr Cardwell. Cold

not the

the Straits have

the four dealt with there Prisoners under the punishments of that scale & ought

Been to have done so

a matter

of regular proceeding? Rm6jy

5/7

Mr Meade

413

The scale of remission alluded to in 1865 & to which reference

is made

applicable only to Hong Kong

I was laid down some time after

2

Congratulation 1.4 thanks had passed.

457

I think in acknowledging this

you will

care

Judged proper that? has taken to ascertain that

these facts had

merited the

indulgence shewn to their

the lengthened

account of the

or

term

of their imprisonment

+

had passed

Im 677

Yes. I think it would be well to say something of this kind, a foreign release was rather an off round way of doing

nd

Jaque J

July 9, 1872

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