: flogging powers of the Art Supt is a good one. Regarding Section 22 (1) I think "separate Confiement
4
of
is the phrase we should have used in parab our Despatch, that being the phrase used (see Rula₤162
254) to in regard
to the confinement for a long
peurd
as
have of
the prison discipline
not
They need havenly amend the Reale, but we
as well explain what we
Rules 294,297-
have contrived your instinctions.
meant.
Li
may
Ne
it al
It is almost incredibles Withey
Romehow of
other to missen derstand
"? Explain that the maximum number of Sticker liber
inflicted at a puntoral punishment ordered by visiting
with Whabern Co
Justeres must (24 in the case
of
aw adult F
12 in the case of a Juvenile of say
Must be
amended accordingly.
? Ach noting above pointiÆ
30/5
P.C.M
gw.g. 1/6.
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there Realed
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Reef 22 MAY 00
Goverment House,
Hongkong,
18th
April, 1900.
426
Q
str,
I have the honour to forward herewith the enclosed
coples of the Prison Rules which have been amended in
accordance with the suggestions and directions conteiner
in your despetch No. 23 of the 29th, of January, last.
2. Sir Henry Arthur Birke left on record his opi-
nion that as the New Territory is settling down to will
be well for the present that the Coptain Superintendent
of Police should retain the general rupervision of the
Gaol".
I think it right to mention that enti
bio 1
of the reports of the Visiting Jurtires for the weer 1899
showr the during the past year no si igle complaint of e
serious nature was made to them, one that in one of ou
reports it was noticed that com laints were fewr i
wumber.
The report of the Superintendent for the mar
also points do a satisfectory strun of the Prison.
毖 In addition to the amendment of rule 12 (1)worYE
-
have been added to make it clear that reduction irak
Library
These rules were
notice substituting them for all firevious rule
at once
1 gazetted in gazeti fuil 7, with a
resus u tim toly with the Governor. Such was the acone 1
practice under the rule as it originally stood.
4.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, 1. P.,
ous 216
&C.