CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 367

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finice as would enable the con "Government to undersell the

outside maker or Sellas.

The unofficial members of the Commission have Amany other points drawn

Attention to one which appears

to deserve the most

to me

Careful attention of your Excellency vij: that in many

instances the Colonial Jail is Gaddled with expences arising from prisoners whose Offenceé

are

in no way

Connected

with the Colony or very remotely 20 C. G.

E. q. the

the great

number

Seamen committed

of Scamen

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for breaches of discipline do not Contibus in any way triouds the expenses of the

Jail property so called; they

do indeed pay

for their food but that is

a

&room and

small matter compared with

the amount 1 of Jail room

off Cerintendence demunded by

them - the

Game observation

applies to prisoners sent down " from the different Consular posts. pirates also wherever captured, and in of cases out Ef 10 that is outside the patus of this Colony, are confined,

confined in the