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punishment.

transmitting this report You state bot the

termo

of my despatch

encourage you

to shew that i

to endeavor

a special necessity exists

for entrusting

to che

Police hagistrate the power

of inflicting the punion=

- ment of whipping for Certain offences, you

thereface express the

hope that Sohall be satisfied of the recessity

of retaining this

portion

of

न

the ordinance.

143

Speel it necessary

to point out to gov

that the expediency of

enabling de Police magistrate to punish

Certain

is with

offenders

implinith

flogging is poolly recognizes,

in any despatch, and

indeed in the

very

words which you quote:

다.

from it.

You can

hardly expect the fore

that I should with drow that objection on four,

repeating one gour

despatch