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65.

ales and Children,

those upon females

and this punishment is only

directed after careful

Consideration

and an endeavor to ascertain

the previous character of the offender.

It is exceptional. to order a greater amount of flogging than fifteen strokes at one time, and never more than twice during

averse to

the term of imprisonment.

Althé peromally Corporal sounishments, and strongly so to its indiscriminato use,

I consider that it is the only

efficacions deterrent to the Commission of crime that the

Magistrales possess ;

(signed) b. May, Acting Chrif Magistrates.

(Copy) Remarks by

Ar. Power.

I have acted as Assistant

-Extract from the Colonial Surgeon's Report for 1861.

The severity with which

Mixagistrate only since the 15t the floggings

Cctober, which appears to be Magistrates

the time

of

à flogging-

ordered by the

were

inflicted by the

the amelioration Police became so grievous.

that I

had to lake steps to bring it before

with the the notice

conferred with the reting chief Magistrate

this subject,

and have

Lon

the notice of the proper

proper Authorities.

since which an amelioration has -

laken place - but: the sentence is -

-

taken his advice to flog often much beyond what the-

every sparingly, much seldomer

Culprits can bear without injury

than I have thought the to their health =

culprits deserved, as I_

consider their being

(Irve Extract)

(Signed) W. H. Alexander,

Acting Colonial scoretan.