opposed reluctant to consent to the
introduction
as
?
a nood procedure in the last
suggested panagraph of the Home
ffice
refuse
Fried
letter. I will not
to assent to its
and your advises
being
if you are of opinion
that it is absolutely recessary
3. Under the existing system,
should be
passame
that as
1
régonde
prisoners with sentences over
12 months the xocar
forfeitume
morts, which means
the
prolongation of imprisonment, would have been sufficient to meet the difficulty; and
as
regard
short sentenced brisoner
the Gaol authorities are prese
mably
aware
of the practice,
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to which the Home Office letter refers, of punishing Misconduct, prison by
·ging
prison by studen
the prisoner at the
end of the day turm expires
early in the
on which his instead
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thereby inflicting upon kim day's imprisonment.
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It is assumed that in
Hongkong
as in
on
England
time expired prisoners are in the ordinary course, released
early the morning g day of
of their dischange.
on the
the