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M. Stewarts recommendation having been
laid before the Recentive council, the acting
Attomen General thought it was not a care
for a five years
deportation but
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gave
opinion for a six or twelve months deportation;
and this app
appearing
to have been unanimously
approved the Governor signed a twelve monther
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warrant. The prisonce
Was
accordingly
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deported. Should be be found in the Colony
within the period specified in his sentence
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bunishment, he would be deement quilty of
a misdemeanour and liable to twelve
mouths imprisonment with hard labour.
euch was the result of Chan a Chongs
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being tried
ft
in
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Court and not convicted,
In the case of another prisoner
Chung a Tans the deratation paper states that "he was charged on the 21t of Aovember 1876 soitt
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having on the preceding day stolen three jackete
ased a pair of trousers, "but there being "evidence" the acting Magistraten proceed to
say
to substantiate the charge, the prisoner
'was called
upon to give security te",
and
the security Mr. Stewart
failing to
give recommended him to be dealt with wnies
the Deportation law, and he wons accordingly
sentenced to twelve months bunishment
and deported on the 1th of December 1876.
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In these cases there had been no
previous convictions against there persons
Nor was 'any evidence tendered by the Police that they
were considered to be suspicions