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to this Excellency that the Reformatory at West Point might be made sures ne of Surely, whatever religious
prejudices may exist, it is better
even that the
Christian
be
>
e)
boys of any
should become)
denoncinatione,
Iaw that the present state of affairs as it is. If your disposed to take the
should remain
localifo
are
same views as
Administering
the Officet
the Government,
His Excellency feels a coured that
much.
་་་༩ the condition.
be done to auctiorate
of many of
these
boys, especially those who are yet not hardened in Crime.
If Frederick Stewart Acting Colonial beretary.
a s
Copy.)
40.
Magiotrasy, Hongkong, 10th Auguet, 1885.
Police Magistrate, H. E. Nodehouse, Exq
to the Hon : The Acting Colonial Sevetory,
The Police ellagistrate (W% H.E. Hode house) has the honour to make the following observations in letter = N 104-6 addressed by the Acting
Colonial secretary to the Police ollagistradas. Mr. Nodehouse is quite prepared.
be the policy.
to
6 fall 1.
" in with whatever way
of the Government with regard
to
juvenile Offenders . His own views are
tated in a letter which he addreeved
to the Government
on the subject in
1882 a copy of which is horewith forwards,
Dis