CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 332

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70.

the

offerials . The right of Juilor (hide Regulation 4/3/ to sentence to corporeal punishment for breach of

Juil discipline, is not clearly

disciples

defined ; and of this right

there should not exist any doubt. It is also important

the

that several copies of Saits Regulations be hanstated

hung up

into Chinese, and in the prisons .

It is desirable that Some penuity be attached to the passission by prisoners, of all articles prohibited by

the Jails Regulations.

It appears bey the

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the Jailor's

Statement that the charge for

picking Oakum in the town

is

£2 per picut; and as

the prisoners pick

pick on an average 20 piculs

conors are stated to

per month for the Royal Naval Department; it sams

but reasonable that this Krison labor should be paid for, and brought to the credit

of the prison.

The Commission

procuds

an now

the

proceeds to examine. "Debtor's Prison, which is

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