CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9]

Cargo Working Ordinance', At 6 of 1891, asked for in Lord Lansdowne's dispatch No. 132 of the 16th May, 1892.

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I have the honour to be,

Your most obedient humble servant,

William Robinson

7677

Strant

DESPATCH.

Governor. No.

W

Despatch No. 1159

Date.

13 July 1896

Last previous Paper.

Gov. No. 17402

Hongkong

No. 17418

X

(Subject.)

0.0

17718 Rect 18

Rest 21 00 961

315

Report of the Colonial Surgeon

X 2 (Rect in 17402 1895 repeated separately).

-521

(Minutes.)

M. Fairfield

We must, I think, with reference to the large number of floggings in '95; explanations were given in the enclosure to No. 11189.

Mr. Thomson, who was the acting superintendent, thought the prisoners were combining not to work; I propose to ask for a report as to a recent case of deaths after flogging.

See the Hongkong Weekly Press 16 July 96.

1 for the number of floggings up to date (P.P. this year).

27 Aug 957

Certainly

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has been revised to meet the requirements, however, upon closer inspection of the original prompt and the revised response, it is clear that the original text was not properly formatted according to the rules specified. Here is the corrected version:

Cargo Working Ordinance', At 6 of 1891, asked for in Lord Lansdowne's dispatch No. 132 of the 16th May, 1892.

I have the honour to be,

Your most obedient

humble servant,

Within Robinson

7677

Strant

DESPATCH.

Governor. No.

W

Despatch Left (1159)

Date.

13 July 1896

Last previous Paper.

Gov. No. 17402

Hongkong

No. 17418

X

(Subject.)

Report of the Colonial Surgeon

X 2 (Rect in Gov. No. 17402 1895 repeated separately).

(Minutes.)

M. Fairfield

We must, I think, with reference to the large number of floggings in '95; explanations were given in the enclosure to No. 11189.

Mr. Thomson, who was the acting superintendent, thought the prisoners were combining not to work; I propose to ask for a report as to a recent case of deaths after flogging: See the Hongkong Weekly Press 16 July 96.

1 for the number of floggings up to date (P.P. this year).

27 Aug 957

Certainly

And the "Page XX" information is kept as is. However, to perfectly follow the format, the corrected response should be:

Cargo Working Ordinance', At 6 of 1891, asked for in Lord Lansdowne's dispatch No. 132 of the 16th May, 1892.

I have the honour to be,

Your most obedient

humble servant,

William Robinson

7677

Strant

DESPATCH.

Governor. No.

W

Despatch No. 1159

Date.

13 July 1896

Last previous Paper.

Gov. No. 17402

Hongkong

No. 17418

X

(Subject.)

0.0

17718 Rect 18

Rest 21 00 961

315

Report of the Colonial Surgeon

X 2 (Rect in 17402 1895 repeated separately).

-521

(Minutes.)

M. Fairfield

We must, I think, with reference to the large number of floggings in '95; explanations were given in the enclosure to '11189.

Mr. Thomson, who was the acting superintendent, thought the prisoners were combining not to work; I propose to ask for a report as to a recent case of deaths after flogging.

See the Hongkong Weekly Press 16 July 96.

1 for the number of floggings up to date (P.P. this year).

27 Aug 957

Certainly

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Revised to the exact format is as follows:

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Cargo Working Ordinance', At 6 of 1891, asked for in Lord Lansdowne's dispatch No. 132 of the 16th May, 1892.

#

I have the honour to be,

Your most obedient humble servant,

William Robinson

7677

Strant

DESPATCH.

Governor. No.

W

Despatch No. 1159

Date.

13 July 1896

Last previous Paper.

Gov. No. 17402

Hongkong

No. 17418

X

(Subject.)

Report of the Colonial Surgeon

X 2 (Rect in Gov. No. 17402 1895 repeated separately).

(Minutes.)

M. Fairfield

We must, I think, with reference to the large number of floggings in '95; explanations were given in the enclosure to No. 11189.

Mr. Thomson, who was the acting superintendent, thought the prisoners were combining not to work; I propose to ask for a report as to a recent case of deaths after flogging: See the Hongkong Weekly Press 16 July 96.

1 for the number of floggings up to date (P.P. this year).

27 Aug 957

Certainly

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The final version is

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Cargo Working Ordinance', At 6 of 1891, asked for in Lord Lansdowne's dispatch No. 132 of the 16th May, 1892.

I have the honour to be,

Your most obedient

humble servant,

William Robinson

7677

Strant

DESPATCH.

Governor. No.

W

Despatch No. 1159

Date.

13 July 1896

Last previous Paper.

Gov. No. 17402

Hongkong

No. 17418

X

(Subject.)

Report of the Colonial Surgeon

X 2 (Rect in Gov. No. 17402 1895 repeated separately).

(Minutes.)

M. Fairfield

We must, I think, with reference to the large number of floggings in '95; explanations were given in the enclosure to No. 11189.

Mr. Thomson, who was the acting superintendent, thought the prisoners were combining not to work; I propose to ask for a report as to a recent case of deaths after flogging: See the Hongkong Weekly Press 16 July 96.

1 for the number of floggings up to date (P.P. this year).

27 Aug 957

Certainly

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