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of the Privy Council, having been referred home from this on appeal.
The Statements promulgated here from time to time as regards the state of Mr Tarrant's health and the nature of his treatment have been greatly exaggerated. His health is now, and has been from the first, I am glad to state, perfectly good, and the Jail – although too small, and in other respects not altogether as might be desired, is kept scrupulously clean, and is remarkably healthy.
My directions have been that, as far as the circumstances of the place would permit, Mr Tarrant should be treated in the same way as a person would be treated if undergoing imprisonment for a similar offence in a well-regulated English Jail; and this I believe has been carried out to the utmost extent consistent with the discipline of the prison. I may mention that he has been allowed a room to himself, has been exempted from all prison occupation, and permitted to see his friends and carry on his correspondence free from all restraint.
As, however, the acting Chief Justice reported to me that he had been aware, when passing the sentence, that
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of the Privy Council, having been referred home from this on appeal.
The Statements promulgate
4.
here
from
time to time as
ryard the state of Mr Tariant's health and the ninture of his treatment
have been greatly exaggerated- His health is now, and has been from the first, I am glad to state, perfectly good, and the Jail – although too small, and in otter respects not altogether might be desired, is kept scrupulously clean, and is
remarkably healthy.
what
My directions have been that as
have been that, as for
as
the circumstances of the place
would permit, Mr Tarrant
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should be treated in the same
way
as a
person would be treated
if undergoing imprisonment for Similar Offence in a well regulated English Jail; and this I believe has been carried out to the
utmost extent consistent with the
biscipline of the prison. On proof of this Ining mention that he has been allowed a room to himself,
may
been exempted from all prison occupation, and permitted to see his
friends and
carry
on his coverypondence free from all
restraint
As however the acting
Chief Justice reported to me
if
that
he had been aware, when pasing the condition
sentence, of
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