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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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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 AA
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Admiralty Comtat ting

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

You

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

163

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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