be held out as a reward. for continuous
good
conduct and industry
on the
part of long
sentericed prisoners in
Victoria Gaol, I have the honour to
sualore але,
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Enclosure.
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Gaol Superintendent Office,
Hongkong, 12 May, 1887.
Colonial Secretary,
With reference to the
Secretary of State's Despatch No. 45 of the 31st March last, forwarding report on
this subject by
Enclosures 12th May, 1887
my
of the Gaol;
the Acting Superintendent of the
Superintendent of the
and to state that I concur with him
in
thinking that it is not desirable to
make any
alteration at present in the
diet of those men.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
Aflameron.
for
consideration, I beg to state that,
having
consulted with the Colonial
Surgeon, I am of opinion that it would
not be desirable to make any
alteration at present in the rations served out to long service prisoners whose conduct has been good.
2.
I consider that the inducements
held out to prisoners to behave well,
in the
shape
of remission of sentence:
light labour, are
adequate;
the latter
indeed to a certain extent carries out
the
suggestion
to
give
a
larger amount of food
was at the
commencement
of a Prisoner's sentence.