CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 125

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69. 122

will be directed.

As regards your suggestions for

substituting a ring round the waist

Heir

for the present system of fettering Excellency fears it would be found

less secure.

but will also emsult the

Justices upon this points.

the

as well as

Both these subjects,

• question of the attendance of the Governor of the Garl upon the Colonial

Surgeon upon which His Excellency

has not yet mode

order, appear any to be matters of Departmental detail

which can always be more.

conveniently discussed and dealt with in separate.

Despatches than in an annual Report.

It is requested that the

Enclosure may

be returned. I have Ja (Signed) M. H. Alexander

Acting Colonial Secretary;

کر

Copy) Remarks by

The Governor of the Gool.

Extracts from the Colonial

Surgeon's Report for 1861.

At In consequence of Eight 1.

Chinese Transports having fatal:

Escaped

during

At least four of the

tal cases arose

from disease from the Chain-gany of the heart. Two of those the early part of this four I was able clearly to trace to I was ordered by Colonial the present system of not sending

year; Secretary's Letter etc 145 of

12 Mearch, - 1861 - not to

send out with the chain.

to work

gang.

on

out long sentence men to work

-on

Men

the roads - They

who

are

the

very

require the by.

the roads, means heavy but healthful

any man sentences to more labor, which is carried on in

air - In consequence,

than one

year.

the

open

Since the 16th of November as I understand, of

1861 the Stonebreakers have Prisoners having made their

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