Admiralty Committee
and that his trial
was regularly conducted, before that tribunal – but that adverting to the fact of the care the punishment of death
ought to be commuted for transportation, according to express Lord Aberdeen's desire, I took occasion to be informed whether
it would be consistent
with Lord Stanley's views that the Criminal should
be transported to
any, and
which, of
the Australian Colonies.
In reply I am to state,
for Lord Aberdeen's information, that Lord Stanley has already on a former occasion, with reference to the provisions of an Ordinance for the registration of Deeds passed by Messrs. Air & Pottinger, pointed out to Mr. Davis that there
are no means
of finding
employment for Convicts from Hong Kong in
the
Australian Colonied and that Sir George consequently cannot sanction their transportation thither. To this view Lord Stanley feels compelled to adhere. The transportation of
Asiatic convicts to
V. D. Land (through one of the Australian Colonies to which Convicts are sent) would they be admissible, as unless they would be useful and intelligible in that Colony and
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and that his tual
Kong
was
weer regularly conducted. before that Leibernal – but that adverting to the fact; of the care the punishment of death
the ought to be commuted for transportation. according express Sankof Aberdeen's desire toke informed whether
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the
it would be consentent
with Lord Stanley's viewer that the Criminal should
bany, and
be transported bu
which, of
Colonies.
the Australian
Enreply Jam to state,
for docdAberdeen's
that Lord
had
Information, Stauley has already occasion, with reference t'etaite provisions fan
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Ordinance for the registration of Deads Raped GAir & Pottinger, Spoint out to Mr Davis that here
are no meava
offinding
employment for Convicti frouestong Kong in
the
Australian Colonies and that Sucher consequently cannot sauction their hacesportation thither. To this view Lord Stanley fuels compelled wadhere The havesportation of
Asiatic convicts to
V. Deland (througone of the Austration Colonies towhich Convictiarenas Rent) would they be madmissible, masunn they would be useles and muntelligible in that Colony anda
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