2
been under
0 rr
any misapprehension
the subject of flogging of
Mendicants.
as
Police Ma
Ur - May and myself.
(agistrates has fumishes
him with a return in du w 1877 at his request sheiving the
tramis, a
Jos.
sex, of every mendicant
dealt with from 1o4 Janary, 1876
to 31°t alla
1877. On the 11th July
1878 Mr May furnished the Governor
2
with
)
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Mr. Creagh, Acting Police magistrates
fold a further retum
the same
same subject sheiving
act public floggings ordered by
the magistrates from pet June
1872 to 31b May 1877, and there it is shewn that
10 mendicant
has been flogged. These last two
rituris
were submitted to the
Committer of the Legislative Connect
Police matters in deptember
return
of public
floggings
ordered by
th
etrates
น
from 104 January, 1875, le 30th June,
1878; and with reference to mendicancy
and not aising at a fire" Mr.May
notes
the return "no
flogging.
has been inflicted for those offences .
1878, as ivul us
Deave
a
letter
of elle
Criminal Statistion
dated "Bath 26th November, 1877.
A
and addressed to the tluder
4187177 Secretary of State. Mr Bean
Me
points out, paragraph 7, that mendicants have first shparić