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or when his petition has been granted
under Ord 4 of 1872.
To this I again sent
20: 300.
Hongkong
M. 4. Rank
Colonial Secretary.
General Registry.
a general
Victoria, Hongkong
30th Oct: 1879.
7 letter 1326 I have the
In reply
to you honour to report that on receipt of information of the release of a convict under the Ordinances Enacted, the prisoner is photographed; on his discharge from Gaol he is released by Detective Constable, and his description noted.
2. If the prisoner desires to leave
For
A
Port to which a
steamer
runs he
is escorted by
Constable, who
If he desires to go to Canton city he
is Escorted to the British Boundary
and
there released.
Thnx f. J. M. Deane
Capt-Supt.
15. With reference to paragraph 2 it
is to be observed that not all of the
prisoners come
dealing with
the usual transit
communication with Canton or Macao is by steamer.
G.E: 22.10.79.
4:20 10.79
16. In consequence of these
communications reaching
the
doubt
two companies
within so short
a time to whether
to be made
is Rea M
remains
until its departure.
If a prisoner desires to go to
any village with which native junk
trades
a similar course
is adopted.
On one occasion I had to make
some other arrangements when
on receipt of an application from
a deportee to go to Singapore, I acted
as follows.
2.
Victoria Harbour
14 November 1879
On the 12th inst I had the honour to
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