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poisoning of 1857. The Magistrate might _. have ordered the prisoner to give security for not exceeding 12 months

good behaviour for

sinder Seo: 22 of 10 of 18414 and then these would have been no ne

necessity for reporting

to the Governor. Suppose the Governor does not choose to exercise the forner of deportation

then the prisoner should remain in Gaol 3

Vote

My dear AW: Austin,

I have written a private

note to Stewart to tell him that are should

Areal these fellows

and

fellows as rogues

and

vagabonds

give

them a

a substantive punishment.

That will be done in future I doubt not.

You

Know that Bramston and

myself

had

months. That was the rule

up

Fill

recently ...

and we have ample preedent, and I think it

is a farse if the ellugistrate only issue a

il

"brutum fulmen" which would be the case

discharged I recommend

if the prisoner is de

his reme

emaining in Gaol pending the finding

of Severity.

25th August, 1876.

(signed) I. Russell,

Aeting Attorney General.

different notions about these cases. I follow

Sauneefote's view, which I think

correct one.

It is certainly

25th August, 1876.

Yours

the

Common sense,

(signed) I. Russell.

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