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livelve months imprisonment during the year 1863 will be not less then

the your

two hundred, the total umber of

so sentenced during the 1862 being 153.

· prisoners

teent

It is proper to note however

we

ave

of opinion that the total

mumber of prisoners of the cusses for

Victoria Dail would not un

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materially No.

increase

during

the

year.

The preceding detail of strength of Jail Staff and Police Guard for the

Convict Establishment at Stomenttes' Icland is considered to be sufficient

:thout Military aid; mind by

a.

as ove

had in

simple arrangement

of signals (by night or day) Military ___ - assistance could be promptly obtained es from the Force at Kowloong. Should it

however be considered advisable to inve

would recommend.

a

Military Guard,

we

that the duties of such Guard be distinst

from the direct care

a

of the Convicts, that

fact the Military Guard should be

reserve

e force for congurvcies, and to be

barracked

feed

arr

the Island

We however considered it to be

indispensable that

owe

of H. Mr Stripes

of

should be anchored within hail of the

convict hulls, and

bull, and further,

further, that the

fronting Police Station off Kowloong shoute

be placed

tvcar

the bulk, and an

addition to the Water Police made so