1898.
3
Baria! No.
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Colony.
Despatch No., &o.
Date.
Subject.
Page.
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Colony.
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
ILIC.O.885
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COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
BF
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
9
Governor Sir F.
Fleming.
Leeward Islands.
488
1897.
August 25 (Received Sept. 16).
10
Governor H. E. McCallum.
Lagos
271
Aug. 16 (Received Sept. 20).
States that model rules will be observed, and points out that he has no power to interfere with floggings ordered by Courts of Jus- tice: Encloses return for 1895 and 1896, with a letter from the Chief Justice.
as
to
Reports that
flogging are very rare it
unnecessary appears make any change in the law, but orders have been given that the Governor's written approval must be obtained before a flogging is inflicted.
20
19
To Governor Sir
W. J. Sendall,
British Guiana.
57
20
Governor Sir G.
Fiji
13
cases of
22
T. M. O'Brien.
Feb. 2 (Received March 19).
March 7
Calls attention to excessive floggings for prædial lar- ceny and requests report: considers maximum num- ber of strokes which may be awarded, viz. 39, is very high.
Forwards, with remarks, Re-
turn for 1897.
34
35
21
Administrator
Gambia
15
Llewelyn.
22
Acting Governor
Hodgaon.
Gold Coast
91
11
Administrator
Seychelles
75
H. Cockburn-
Stewart.
12
Governor Lord
Lamington
British New Guinea.
42
(Queensland),
Oct. 23 (Received Nov. 22).
Oct. 28 (Received Dec. 6).
Encloses return for 1896.
23
23
To Governor
Trinidad
120
Feb. 25 (Received March 22).
Feb. 21 (Received March 24).
April 16
Transmits return for 1897.
36
Transmits returns for 1897,
with remarks,
36
Sir H. E. H. Jerningham.
Transmits despatch from the Lieutenant-Governor for- warding a suggested copy of Prison Rules, which by the advice of his Ministers he (Lord Lamington) has sanctioned.
23
24
To Governor
Hodgson.
Gold Coast
168
April 16
1898.
13
High Commis-
Basutoland
981
sioner Sir
Dec. 23 1897
Alfred Milner.
(Received
Transmits despatch from the Acting Resident Commis- sioner enclosing a copy of
26
Jan. 14 1898).
1
a communication sent to
all Magistrates for their
guidance, and forwarding
à "Nil" return for the year to 30th June 1897.
25
Governor Sir F.
Cardew.
Sierra Leone.
64
April 9 (Received May 2).
14
Governor Sir R.
Gibraltar
5
Biddulph.
15
To Governor
British
General
Jan. 12 (Received Jan. 18).
Jan. 28.
Reports that there has been no case of flogging during the past year.
27
26
Lord Lamington [New Guinea
(Queensland).
Concurs in the terms of the proposed rules enclosed in No. 12.
27
To Governor
Sir A. W. L. Hemming.
Jamaica
136
May 17
16
Administrator
Cyprus
17
Young.
17
Governor Sir F.
Sierra
23
Cardew.
Leone.
18
To Governor Sir
Sierra
44
Jan. 20 (Received Jan. 31).
Jan. 28. (Received Feb. 16).
Feb. 22
Transinits Return for 1897.
28
27
Governor
Grenada
69
Ditto
Ditto.
30
Sir Alfred Moloney.
May 10 (Received May 26.)
28
F. Cardew.
Leone.
Points out that certain cases in the Return for 1897 do not appear to have called for the punishment of flogging, and requests him to press upon the various officials the necessity for exercising great discretion.
34
Ditto...
St. Lucia
77
May 10 (Received May 26.)
Transmits, with observations, copy Administrator's de- spatch enclosing return for 1897.
51
29
Ditto...
St. Vincent.
76
May 10
Ditto
Ditto..
53
(Received
May 26.)
Calls attention to excessive punishments by flogging: requests that Magistrates be informed that sentences of not more than 24 lashes should be imposed, and that sentences in excess of that number will be re- duced by the Governor.
Instructs him that in future, flogging in the Hausa con- stabulary should only be resorted to for the most serious offences, and never without a medical certifi- | cate of fitness and the a Medical presence of Officer.
Reports in reply to No. 18: that he has enjoined upon the various officials con- cerned the necessity of exercising great discretion, and furnishes explanations of certain cases.
Calls attention to the exces- aive number of strokes in- flicted for prison offences; desires that no more than 24 strokes be awarded in future for prison and other offences.
Transmits return for 1897
with comments.
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48
48
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