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life and discipline, the Major General_ Commanding the Forees has informed
me that soldiers like to
go
to the
Civil Prison and consider it no
· punishment. If Europeans entertain
this view, Chinese prisoners
more
are still
likely to do so. I think it is
open to question whether it is the
duty of this Government to endeavour
to reform
a class of men the greater
part of whom
belonging
It appears
are Chinese subjects
to the province of Kantung.
to me that it would be
- far better to employ them unremunerative labour of a
deterrent Kind.
3.
02.
a more
The amounts received
for
Ciclosure 5. 12th January, 1880-
for convict labour during the last six
years
has been:
$1179
#
1058
#1728
·1243
1876.
189ja.
1878.
1879.
1880.
#
3339
1881
A
3202
9.
ویر
I think that the practice
is a
1 of telling off certain prisoners to be servants of the officers of the Gaol most objectionable Its discontinuance
orre.
was recommended by a Commission in
1877-
10.
I beg to enclose copy
of the Report of the Superintendent of the Gaol dated 19th January 1880 which was
asked