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8270/02.
43933/02.
20259/98.
17100/97. 43824/02.
16040/99.
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British Guiana.-It appears from the annual reports that the numbers laid down in the circular are adhered to, and an ordinance to this effect is being drafted.
Bahamas.-The punishment is very rarely resorted to, and never without the express sanction of the Governor.
Trinidad.-Instructions were given by the Governor that the rules of the circular should be carefully observed, and this is confirmed by
12 of 1902.
Barbados.-The maximum numbers in the case of adults and juveniles are reduced to 24 and 12 respectively from 36 (34 of 1899).
Windwards.-The maximum numbers of strokes in the case of adults and juveniles are reduced from 36 and 18 to 24 and 12 respectively 183/02-03. in Grenada and St. Lucia, and, pending legisla- tion, instructions have been given to the Chief of Police in St. Vincent to observe these limits.
22307/98.
27523/02.
45659/02.
Leewards.-'l he maximum numbers in the case of adults and juveniles are reduced to 24 and 12 respectively from 36 (4 of 1900).
Bermuda.-The maximum number in the case of juveniles is reduced to 12 from 24 (46 of 1902), which remains the maximum in the case of adults.
Falkland Islands.-The model rules have been adopted.
EASTERN.
Ceylon.-The maximum numbers in the case of adults and juveniles are reduced to 24 and 12 respectively.
Hong Kong.-The maximum numbers of lashes allowed at any flogging are 24 and 12 respectively.
28894/98.
Mauritius, The maximum number of lashes 15, and floggings are very rare.
25041/97.
Seychelles. The Administrator has been in- structed to amend the law by reducing the 28972/02. number, in the case of juveniles, to 18 from 15.
14178/02.
Rules, 1908.
Straits Settlements.-The maximum number
for adults is reduced to 24 from 30:n
Prison
15.
Prison
Federated Malay States.
The maximum
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nurabers in the case of adults and juveniles are
NOELS.
-reduced to 24 and 12 respectively.
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Labuan, --The maximum number in the care of adults is redused to⋅ 24 (1› of 1890).·°
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398
Fyi.-The annual returns show that the rules 6185/98. as to limitation of the number of strokes are 8955/02. observed. The Governor has been instructed to pass the model ordinance.
48182/02.
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British New Guinea.-The rules were adopted 26120/97. with slight modifications. The administration
is now in the hands of the Commonwealth of Australia, and up to the present time no sentence
of flogging has ever been inflicted.
MEDITERRANEAN.
Gibraltar. An ordinance has been passed embodying the rules as to limitation of punish- ments (11 of 1902).
Malta-Flogging was abolished in 1895.
Cyprus. The existing law limits the maxi- mum numbers in the case of adults and juveniles to 25 and 12 respectively.
2. WHIPPINGS FOR SERIOUS CRIMÉS, BY ORDER OF A COURT.
53104/02.
18835/98.
20051/99.
22808/01.
The correspondence arising out of the circular was very voluminous. Mr. Chamberlain in 1901 himself scrutinized the returns of floggings," whether inflicted for prison offences or in pursu ance of a sentence of law, which had been received up to that date, and gave instructions to ensure the regularity of returns. Finally, to consolidate the results already attained, he addressed on the 13th of August, 1902, a second circular despatch to the Governors of all non- responsible Government Colonies, enclosing a draft of a model ordinance for the purpose of reducing the maximum number of strokes which can be awarded under any sentence of flogging, · passed upon a prisoner, by any Court of the Colony, or in pursuance of any prison regulation, to 24 in the case of adult and 12 in the case of V juvenile offenders. In any case, however, where quiz the maximum number of strokes which could be awarded was lower than these numbers, it wRS A stated that it was not Mr. Chamberlain's wish wind that the ordinance should be passed. It was ap also made clear that the given limits applied to convictions for two or more distinct offences or breaches of prison regulations, and that the ho instrument must, in each case, be approved by the usod Governor of the Colony. To meet the case of any Colonies or Protectorates, such as Ceylon, the 19888/97, Straits Settlements, Northern and Southern Straits. Nigeria, where long delay unfair to the prisoner 8199/02, would on occasion result, owing to the slowness & Nigeria. of communication, from waiting for the written approval of islie Governor, the rule laid down in T
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