TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Colony.
Despatch No., &c.
Date".
Subject.
1
To the Governors
Circular
of Non-respon-
sible Govern-
ment Colonies.
1897.
2
Administrator
St. Kitts-
8
July 20
T. Risely Griffith.
Nevis.
144
(Received
Aug. 6).
3
Governor Sir
Trinidad
270
H. E. H.
Jerningham.
July 21 (Received Aug. 6).
4
Governor Sir
Zululand
43
W. F. Hely- Hutchinson.
July 15 (Received Aug. 16).
l'age.
2
May 25
July 30 (Received Aug. 19).
Requests that a return giving the particulars of all flog- gings inflicted should be sent to the Colonial Office annually, and suggests that the consent of the Governor should be a necessary pre- liminary before a sentence of flogging can be carried out: Encloses model prison rules.
Secretary of State's despatch has been carefully noted: Return for period from 1st January 1895 to 30th June 1897 enclosed.
Encloses return for 1896, and reports that instructions have been given in accor- dance with the views ex- pressed in Secretary of State's despatch.
Transmits memorandum from the Acting Resident Commissioner pointing out that no sentence of whip- ping can be carried out without the confirmation of the Chief Magistrate.
memorandum Transmits
showing the practice observed.
Furnishes return for 6 years to 1896-97, with a state- ment by the Inspector- General of Prisons, show. ing in what respects the Prison Rules of the Colony differ from the model rules enclosed in No. 1.
Submits memorandum by the Acting Treasurer em- bodying the views held by the Governor in Council.
Expresses entire concurrence with the Secretary of State's views and sub- mits observations on the model rules. Forwards two reports by the In- spector-General of Prisons,
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3
5
C
7
9
13
15
5
Acting Governor
Sir Cavendish
British Guiana.
i
216
July 24
(Received
Boyle.
Aug. 19).
i
6
Governor Sir
Jamaica
315
Henry A Blake.
7
Governor Sir C.
B. H. Mitchell.
Straits Settlements.
280
Aug. 17 (Received Sept. 13).
8
Governor Sir J.
Ceylon
290
West Ridgeway.
Aug. 21 (Received 'Sept. 13).
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