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that the institution is more
the nature
of the
of an Industrial School than of a
"Reformatery in the neual creceptation that word, and that the Directors of the Institution have no legal powers of
detention, but he is nevertheless of opinion
that, in
offence,
risk
many
cases, expecially of first
it would be better to take the
of a boy leaving the Reformatory than to consign him to guol with its corrupting
associations.
(Signed) Frederick Stewart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
(Copy)
No 32.
Angefrany, Hougkong, 17531 Jet July, 1885.
8th
RS9
REGE 5 OCT 85)
The Police allagistratio
To the ton: The Anty Colonial Secretary
00
With reference to
reference to your letter Nu
727% of the 3.2 instant the ellagistrates
were under the
had
100
on that
impression
---
they
legal power to commit revenite Offender to a Reformatory.
They will, however be very pleased
to avail themselves of the West Point. Reformatory within the finish to which their powers apply, and they will be obliged, if they may be informed how far they may legally go in committing Offenders to the West Point Reformatory.
(Signed) H.E. Wodehouse.
Police Magistrate,
For the Police Magistrates.