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the dose of a term of imprisonment.
However that may
not share in
any departure from the
strict letter of the law, - have not had
be, the
Full
term
any
they
ill effect whatever. On the contrary, have I believe tended to secure a
more
careful
administration
of
the
of imprisonment having been undergone, and the Order that the
Magistrate had recorded in anticipation of imprisonment being clearly not in accordance with the terms of the Ordinance, I felt that unless some
fresh offence
prisoner,
was
charged against the
I would not be justified
One
in endeavouring to remedy irregularity by what seemed to
to be another.
b.
cases
and
My proceedings
my public
me
in those
declarations
when challenged on this point in the Legislative
bouncil, - that I would
deportation Ordinances. Under such
circumstances, on per
reviewing my
proceedings in this matter, I feel ___
assured
they
will not meet with
your disapproval.
7.
In paragraph 5 of your
despatch you express a doubt as to-
whether I
that some
Can
be right in saying
of the deported Chinese
Criminals were
shipped off from
Honghong by the Police Authorities to the
Australian Colonies,
and
you
seem