CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12] — Page 278

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

INTERROGATORY XXV.

State whether you attempt the reformation of prisoners by marks, by remissions or gradations of punishment within the prison, by gratuities, or how otherwise.

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The "Mark"

system

has not been attempted in

Compelled

this Prison, and with the class of men we are

the subordinate appointments, together

to accept to

file

with the very inadequate number allowed. I do not see that it would be practicable to introduce and carry it out- with that degree of fairness by which alone it would be useful.

Remission of Sentence, and a small gratuity discharge have recently been established under instinctions from the Seculary of State; these indulgencies conferred those prisonus who by persevering and Steady industry together with

он

are

In

general Good

Conduct

may

be considered by the Inperintendent as deserving of these

benefits.

There is no

Every prisoner is supposed

gradation of punishment -

reynisd

and

to do a

fai

Average days work according to his ability. if he fail he

is

punished, if he does more,

he is rewarded.

he

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