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the subject of the punish__ ment of flogging, I have, the honour to refer you my despatch N.53 of the AMR March last, transmitting copy of the Report of the Superintendent of the Gaol for 1897 to which was ap pended
a return of the flog gings inflicted during the
a
year.
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As this return.
was
copious and furnished all : the information required
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by paragraph 9 of your Cir- butar despatch already ad- verted to, it appeared to be needless to furnish you
with another return inde-
pendent of that attached to the annual report.
I am informed by
3.
the Superintendent of the Gaol that the number of whippings inflicted last year was the lowest known, least the recent history
in at least
of that institution.
4.