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the accommodation barely exceeds half the space which according to the Colonial Surgeon's opinion is proper for the health of the inmates.

3. Stove Cutters' Island has been selected as a prison mainly for convicted felons and prisoners of the worst class; and the Ordinance has been varied to suit several Gaols and Superintendents, and the Hulk instead of one Gaol only, with modifications of punishments in certain respects, especially by decreasing the strokes which may be inflicted and by interposing twelve hours between sentence and punishment as in sections 11 and 12.

The Hulk has been provided for provisional accommodation.

The Ordinance provides for all such alterations as it was thought ought to be provided against under the circumstances above mentioned, and in addition, most of the provisions of the repealed Ordinance are adopted.

The mode of proceeding to enforce penalties, which has heretofore been acted on, is now prescribed by Ordinance - section (18).

6. The Ordinance provides for the continuance of the present Regulations until superseded by new ones.

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267 the accommodation barely exceeds half the space which according to the Colonial Surgeon's opinion is proper for the health of the inmates. 3. Stove Cutters' Island has been selected as a prison mainly for convicted felons and prisoners of the worst class; and the Ordinance has been varied to suit several Gaols and Superintendents, and the Hulk instead of one Gaol only, with modifications of punishments in certain respects, especially by decreasing the strokes which may be inflicted and by interposing twelve hours between sentence and punishment as in sections 11 and 12. The Hulk has been provided for provisional accommodation. The Ordinance provides for all such alterations as it was thought ought to be provided against under the circumstances above mentioned, and in addition, most of the provisions of the repealed Ordinance are adopted. The mode of proceeding to enforce penalties, which has heretofore been acted on, is now prescribed by Ordinance - section (18). 6. The Ordinance provides for the continuance of the present Regulations until superseded by new ones.
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267 the accommodation barely exceeds half the space which according to the Colonial Surgeon's opinion is proper for the health of the inmates. 3. Stove Cutters' I stand has been selected as a prison mainly for convicted filous and prisoners of the worst class; and ) ( varied to suit several Gools and Superintendants and the Hulk instead of one Gual only with uncliorations of punishments in -curtain respects especially by decreasing the strokes which may be inflicted and by interposing. twelve hours between sentence and punishment as in sections a 11 and 12. bulk has been provided for provisional accommodation The Ordinance provides for all such jalterations as it was thought ought to be provided against under the circumstances above mentioned and in addition most of of the provisions the repealed Ordinance are adopted The mode of proceeding to enforce 16 peralties which has heretofore been by acted on is now -section (18) prescribed by Ordinance 6. The Ordinance provides for the continuance of the present Regulations until superseded by new anes. It ?
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the accommodation barely exceeds half the

space which

according

to the Colonial

Surgeon's opinion is proper for the health

of

the inmates.

3. Stove Cutters' I stand has been selected

as

a

prison mainly for convicted filous

and prisoners of the worst class; and

) (

varied to suit several Gools and Superintendants and the Hulk instead of one Gual only with uncliorations of punishments in -curtain respects especially by decreasing the strokes which may be inflicted and by interposing.

twelve hours between

sentence and punishment as in sections

a

11 and 12.

bulk has been provided for provisional

accommodation

The Ordinance provides for all such

jalterations

as it

was

thought ought

to be provided against under the

circumstances above mentioned and

in addition most

of

of

the provisions

the repealed Ordinance are adopted

The mode of proceeding to enforce

16

peralties which has heretofore been

by

acted on is now

-section (18)

prescribed by Ordinance

6. The Ordinance provides for the continuance of the present Regulations until superseded by

new

anes. It

?

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