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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,

# 2

1

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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